Kamal Haasan joins Twitter, gets 36,000 followers in a day

Kamal Haasan took to his handle to post his very first tweet, a rendition of the National Anthem, with a patriotic caption.

Updated on: Jan 27, 2016, 13:00:54 IST

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Veteran actor Kamal Haasan celebrated Republic Day in a unique way by joining micro-blogging site Twitter. The 61-year-old actor’s first tweet was a video of the rendition of the National Anthem in his voice.

Actor Kamal Haasan joined Twitter on Republic Day with a patriotic message. (IANS)

“India’s freedom struggle remains unique even today. Respecting it is the only way to keep it and set new world standards,” he tweeted.

His handle iKamalhaasan is a verified one and has so far got 36.1 K followers in less than a day. His elder daughter, actress Shruti Haasan welcomed him. “One of the happiest moments ever on Twitter! Welcome my most favourite person @ikamalhaasan to twitter!!! Love you appa,” she wrote.

The Padma Shri awardee is currently busy with the post-production of his controversial spy thriller, Vishwaroopam II.

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