@ikamalhaasan creates record on Twitter on Republic Day

As many as 30,000 people have \"followed\" actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Twitter within 24 hours of him joining the micro-blogging site.
Chennai: As many as 30,000 people have "followed" actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Twitter within 24 hours of him joining the micro-blogging site.
Haasan joined Twitter on the Republic Day and his daughter Shruti Haasan was the first person to welcome him. His handle "@ikamalhaasan" is already verified.
His first tweet was a video of him singing the national anthem, composed by maestro Ilayaraja. "India's freedom struggle remains unique even today. Respecting it is d only way to keep it & set new world standards," he wrote along with the video.
One of the happiest moments ever on Twitter !!!! Welcome my most favourite person @ikamalhaasan to twitter !!! Love you appa
— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) January 26, 2016
India's freedom struggle remains unique even today. Respecting it is d only way to keep it & set new world standards
https://t.co/sj0vQC4RaL
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) January 26, 2016
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