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Obama’s tweet on Charlottesville breaks Twitter record, evokes ‘miss you’ response

Obama’s tweet, which quotes a line from Mandela’s autobiography ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ became the most liked tweet ever

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Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images  A file photo of Barack Obama

After the Charlottesville violence during a White nationalists rally, a tweet by former US President Barack Obama on anti-racism has become the most liked tweet ever, garnering more than 2.8 million likes. Obama quoted Mandela, the South African political and anti-apartheid leader, in a series of three tweets:

Published: 17 Aug 2017, 1:55 PM IST

The tweet became the most liked ever, and many Americans took to Twitter to convey that they miss him as the President. Some demanded President Trump’s resignation even.

Published: 17 Aug 2017, 1:55 PM IST

Obama’s tweet has been endorsed by more than 2.8 million social media users and has also been retweeted by over 1.2 million times.

Obama maintains one of the most-followed Twitter accounts (@BarackObama), with 93.3 million followers. On Monday, Obama’s tweet surpassed talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' 2014 Oscars selfie tweet, which stands at number 3 with 2.4 million likes.

Meanwhile, situation in Charlottesville, Virginia remains tense. President Donald Trump was on Thursday forced to disband two key business advisory councils after a panel of some members rebuked the US President for his incendiary remarks on the Virginia violence in which he apparently defended white nationalists.

Published: 17 Aug 2017, 1:55 PM IST

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Published: 17 Aug 2017, 1:55 PM IST