Twitter has released its annual #YearOnTwitter report for 2014, which lists the top trending events and topics in India this year. The trends are as follows: Top 10 peaks in Twitter conversations: Rohit Sharma’s (@ImRo45) world record breaking score of 264 last month vs Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, saw the biggest spike in Twitter conversations in India, followed by Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) joining Twitter in May and Modi refraining his supporters from making irresponsible statements in April. Others in the list include the Pepsi IPL, Kejriwal’s arrest and Modi’s interview for a Hindi News channel in May, Kejriwal’s filing nomination paper from Varanasi and Abu Azmi controversial comments on rape in April, and Maria Sharapova claiming not to know who Sachin Tendulkar is and the Diwali festival, in July and October respectively. Most retweeted tweets in India: PM Modi’s (@NarendraModi) declaration of victory tweet in May tops this list with over 70,000 retweets, followed by a Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) tweet. Rajnikanth’s first ever tweet also made the list, being the sixth most retweeted. ISRO’s Mars Orbiter (@MarsOrbiter) got two of its tweets in the top 10, with Sachin Tendulkar’s (@sachin_rt) tweet in tribute to Phil Hughes also making this list. Top 10 Indian accounts with most follower growth: The fastest growing Twitter account this year was that of Narendra Modi, with nearly 5 million followers added this year. Actor and host to Satyamev Jayate Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) comes in next, followed by Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) and Shah Rukh…
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