On September 12, when Bangalore witnessed fiery protests, Twitter handle @IndiaHistorypic started posting pictures of historical figures from the two States under the hashtags #Peace #IndiaFirst. The tweets used the examples of various personalities who were Kannadigas but had rendered signal service to Tamil Nadu, and Tamils who had done likewise for Karnataka. Krishna Iyer and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa…the list went on, with their pictures and history, tweeted as part of the peacemaking effort. The Hindu reached out to the owner of the Twitter handle, who declined to be identified. “My purpose was to show that Tamils have Kannada interest in their heart and vice versa.

Source: The Hindu September 14, 2016 21:56 UTC