close
Friday April 26, 2024

'Nobel Peace Prize for Imran Khan' becomes top Twitter trend in Pakistan, 'Go Back Modi' in India

Hashtag "Nobel Peace For Imran Khan" became Twitter trend after Pakistani Prime Minister extended olive branch to India during the joint sitting of parliament on Friday by announcing release of captured pilot Abhinandan Varthaman.

By Web Desk
March 01, 2019

People have called  for Prime Minister Imran Khan to be given Nobel Peace Prize for his decision to release captured Indian pilot as peace gesture.

Thousands of tweets have been posted with hashtag . #NobelPeaceForImranKhan since Khan extended olive branch to India during the joint sitting of parliament on Friday.

American comedian Jeremy McClellan wondered:  "  Can we take Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize away and give it to Imran Khan?

His  post was retweeted over 12,000 times  and liked by  38000 thousands people.

The Pakistani leader won accolades for  his gesture all over the world with what many called his statesman like act.

Even some  Indian users were  found tweeting in his   favour. Priyanka Chopra's cousin  Meera Chopra  wrote : "Huge respect for this man @ImranKhanPTI , a big thank you for returning #Abhinanadan tomorrow and truly setting an example that we all want peace".

Here is a collection  of some tweets :



Some people were  asking  Twitter users to sign a  petition in support of their  demand  for Nobel Peace Prize for their leader.

Go Back Modi

On the other hand, #GoBackModi hashtag was trending on Twitter in India against Prime Minister Narendra Modi who many users say have been outshone by his Pakistan counterpart.