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Obama's post-Charlottesville message most-liked tweet ever

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Published : Aug 16, 2017, 5:41 pm IST
Updated : Aug 16, 2017, 5:41 pm IST

Obama posted the tweet alongside a picture of himself smiling at a group of children of different races.

The former president tweeted a quote from late South African president Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom'. (Photo: File)
 The former president tweeted a quote from late South African president Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom'. (Photo: File)

San Francisco: Twitter says President Barack Obama's tweet in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend has taken the crown as the platform's most-liked post ever.

Obama tweeted a quote from Nelson Mandela Saturday night: "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion." 

Obama posted the tweet alongside a picture of himself smiling at a group of children of different races.

Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilo says Obama's tweet set the mark shortly after 10 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday night by passing Ariana Grande's tweet following a deadly bombing in May at her concert in England.

Obama's post had more than 3.1 million likes early Tuesday morning.

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