Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @shahidtantray
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
297
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
Siddique Kappan, who was allegedly slapped and hit with a lathi multiple times when questioned, recounts his story in an interview with @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa. Following the arrest, a BBC employee reported feeling intimidated. Kappan believes he was targeted for being a Muslim, a journalist, and a Keralite and suggests the arrest was politically motivated. Due to this, the Supreme Court has been urged to take Suo Moto cognizance of this. The IT department was reported to have conducted a survey into the BBC, with media sources suggesting it was for financial malpractice. @shahidtantray's report uncovered hyper-nationalist protests being covertly organized by the Indian army, led by Vishwasrao, who also encouraged and financed hoisting the national flag in Srinagar. In response to this, Abhinandan Sekhri commented on the disgraceful way some Indian channels treated the news.
Topic Modeling
- Journalism and Journalists: Questions to journalist Siddique Kappan, BBC employee intimidation, financial malpractice of BBC investigated, use of various instruments of the government against critics, and Indian news channels coverage of the story.
- Raids and Intimidation: Regarding the raid on BBC office in Delhi and its aftermath.
- Religion: Reflection on how being Muslim, Keralite and a journalist led to an accusation of being a terrorist.
- Protests and Activism: Hyper-nationalist Aakhir Kab Tak protests in Kashmir, financing and hoisting of the national flag in Srinagar.
- Social Media Commentary: Reflection on the story shared by @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa, reactions on their work, sharing of the story by social media users and its general discourse.
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are mostly of fear, intimidation, anger, and sadness. Siddique Kappan is the main focus of the tweets, and he is alleged to have been physically assaulted and intimidated by the police. The BBC employees who were raided feel impotent and powerless in the face of the intimidation. There is also anger expressed towards Indian media houses for spreading false information about the BBC, and for their lack of ethical journalism. Finally, there is hope expressed that justice will be served and that the truth will come to light.
Trend Analysis
- Opposition and Intimidation towards Journalists
- Indian Media's Coverage of BBC
- Financial Malpractice Allegations
- Indian Government Actions Against Critics
- Use of Political Symbolism
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
87
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of Original tweets
28
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
297
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
173
Percentage of total tweets
58%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
17
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
18
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 161 |
| Twitter Web App | 65 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 53 |
| TweetDeck | 14 |
| Twitter for iPad | 2 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| thecaravanindia | The Caravan | India’s finest magazine of politics and culture. https://t.co/4OaMOqjERM Hindi: https://t.co/QdFgOOwCWR @thecaravanhindi | 370,505 |
| suchitrav | Suchitra Vijayan | Author: Midnight’s Borders: A People's History of Modern India. Barrister. Founder & ExecDirector: @project_polis @watchthestate; Teach @nyugallatin | 81,238 |
| SushantSin | Sushant Singh | Senior Fellow @CPR_India; Lecturer @Yale (Fall 21/ 19); Writer-Journalist; @TheIndiaCable | Past: Army; @IndianExpress | Books: Mission Overseas; Note By Note | 70,388 |
| Samriddhi0809 | Samriddhi K Sakunia | Journalist | Words: @AJEnglish @restofworld @thecaravanmagazine @Article14live @VICEWorldnews ++ Send leads: sakuniasamriddhi@gmail.com | 48,565 |
| MuslimSpaces | Muslim Spaces | Twitter Spaces for Muslims. Meaningful community audio conversations. DM topics or to co-host #MuslimSpaces. Views expressed are solely speakers. RT/LK/SP≠Endt. | 39,905 |
| Rezhasan | Rezaul Hasan Laskar | Foreign editor at @HindustanTimes, former Pakistan correspondent, @cheveningfcdo scholar. Ah Yalan Dünya. Your heart is a warehouse for feelings. | 27,340 |
| juneymb | جُنی بھئیا | American Politics, Civil Rights and Film. Anesthesiologist | 15,669 |
| DamniKain | Damni Kain | M.Phil @Cambridge_Uni @CSASCambridge | Cambridge Trust & Commonwealth Scholar 2022 | Researching @towardsfairwork | Ex- LAMP Fellow, @cis_india | 14,067 |
| kamranyousuf_ | kamran yousuf | - | 12,650 |
| shahidtantray | Shahid Tantray | شاہد تانترے | Multimedia Reporter @thecaravanindia | Born and brought up in Kashmir, where breeze blows in servitude | Email: tantray12@gmail.com |©️🎥📷 | 11,295 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| suchitrav | Suchitra Vijayan | Author: Midnight’s Borders: A People's History of Modern India. Barrister. Founder & ExecDirector: @project_polis @watchthestate; Teach @nyugallatin | 8,071 |
| IndiaUnleashed_ | Sandiiip | Let's all pay our taxes truthfully. Love Sci-fi, Old Hindi songs, Novel addict .... Alistair Macleans --- Arthur C Clark | 6,050 |
| ChandyAnil | Anil | Socialist|Egalitarian| | 5,559 |
| RizviSalim | SalimRizvi | Multimedia Journalist. RTs not endorsements...well, not always... | 5,002 |
| prasadmahavir | Mahavir Prasad | There's nothing special about me. | 5,000 |
| vasudev12498056 | His Holiness Sadguru Sri Sri Rasputin Baba | Hatha Yogi. Technologist with 23 patents. Writer. Booker prize aspirant. Intersectional Humanist. Preferred Pronoun: His Holiness. | 4,955 |
| fahiyanspeaks | Fahiyan Khan | Human - I Speak My Heart Out! | 4,954 |
| MdSuboor | Mohammad Suboor 🇮🇳 محمد صبور | So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators!#HealthcareProfessional#RTs are not endorsements unless specified👏 | 4,868 |
| 14335Munna | SHABBEER | The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts | 4,774 |
| ParaRjs | rupinder dhillon | - | 4,069 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| nonebyzero | Views: Representative Democracy = Scam; State = Thug; Capitalism, Intellectual Property = Thievery; Philanthropy = PR; Thinktank, Media, Religion = Propaganda. | 26 |
| thecaravanindia | India’s finest magazine of politics and culture. https://t.co/4OaMOqjERM Hindi: https://t.co/QdFgOOwCWR @thecaravanhindi | 20 |
| kodunthamizhan | Younger brother, Periyarist, Journalist. | 12 |
| Barunku32685003 | - | 12 |
| ASMQr2 | I am with oppressed. أنا مع المظلومين मैं उत्पीड़ित लोगों के साथ हूं | 12 |
| Rahul49256784 | - | 5 |
| syedanika1 | - | 4 |
| ParaRjs | - | 3 |
| Sandeep71121431 | justice,humanity, democracy. Retired. | 3 |
| 4WorldsPeace | - | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1627345831794974721 | “How many times have you been to Pakistan?” “How many times have you met Zakir Naik?” “Do you eat beef?” "With every question, they slapped me & hit my knee with a lathi," alleged Siddique Kappan!! Must watch interview by @shahidtantray & @singhamritaa: https://t.co/xO43WfYqxw https://t.co/UoPeeyjKi0 | 606 |
| 1625740439302074368 | “It was just an exercise in intimidation,” a BBC employee, following the raid, said. “One cannot help but feel intimidated by this, as journalists it just makes us feel impotent.” @shahidtantray reports: https://t.co/FmjSypwL4T | 124 |
| 1626464449363161088 | “Right now, I am happy. I was arrested for doing something good as a reporter, not because of any other problem”: Siddique Kappan. @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/C02KNn6Cgx https://t.co/W24GaM6uxK | 74 |
| 1626969619729895424 | “I am a Muslim—it is a good ingredient for this. I am a journalist, that is also a good ingredient. I am a Keralite, even that is a good one. These are good ingredients for a “terrorist biryani”: Siddique Kappan!! @shahidtantray & @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/TbKnBwuV9M | 48 |
| 1626568135422664705 | @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/jO5ZR35Ds5 | 24 |
| 1625733862562353152 | #Breaking | Voices from inside and outside the raided BBC office in Delhi @shahidtantray reports: https://t.co/FmjSypxiUr https://t.co/brCdPUfyGc | 20 |
| 1626944633321439234 | “We were taken from the police post to the SDM court in a private car. It was a black Innova-type car with a BJP flag”: Siddique Kappan. @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/C02KNn7a65 | 20 |
| 1626823828285566976 | “It was just an exercise in intimidation,” a BBC employee, following the raid, said. “One cannot help but feel intimidated by this, as journalists it just makes us feel impotent.” @shahidtantray reports: https://t.co/FmjSypxiUr | 18 |
| 1625747989066092544 | The IT department released no press statements explaining why it was conducting a survey into the BBC. Instead, several Indian media houses cited “sources” as saying that the BBC were being investigated for financial malpractice. @shahidtantray reports: https://t.co/FmjSypwL4T | 14 |
| 1626642958811566081 | Shaheena Bhat, an elected member of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation who participated in the protests, recounted how Vishwasrao encouraged and financed the group to hoist the national flag in Srinagar. Read @shahidtantray’s full story here: https://t.co/vRicoN8lPr | 11 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1627345831794974721 | “How many times have you been to Pakistan?” “How many times have you met Zakir Naik?” “Do you eat beef?” "With every question, they slapped me & hit my knee with a lathi," alleged Siddique Kappan!! Must watch interview by @shahidtantray & @singhamritaa: https://t.co/xO43WfYqxw https://t.co/UoPeeyjKi0 | 885 |
| 1625740439302074368 | “It was just an exercise in intimidation,” a BBC employee, following the raid, said. “One cannot help but feel intimidated by this, as journalists it just makes us feel impotent.” @shahidtantray reports: https://t.co/FmjSypwL4T | 203 |
| 1626464449363161088 | “Right now, I am happy. I was arrested for doing something good as a reporter, not because of any other problem”: Siddique Kappan. @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/C02KNn6Cgx https://t.co/W24GaM6uxK | 111 |
| 1626969619729895424 | “I am a Muslim—it is a good ingredient for this. I am a journalist, that is also a good ingredient. I am a Keralite, even that is a good one. These are good ingredients for a “terrorist biryani”: Siddique Kappan!! @shahidtantray & @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/TbKnBwuV9M | 110 |
| 1626113872091566082 | @shahidtantray जमीन से खोद के "propaganda" निकालेंगे। | 83 |
| 1626429456960335872 | My heart is my first court, there I am innocent: Siddique Kappan @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/C02KNn7a65 https://t.co/WOTQV3Iykd | 71 |
| 1626568135422664705 | @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/jO5ZR35Ds5 | 55 |
| 1627171117352775682 | “Everyone knew this case was zero, it was fake”: Siddique Kappan on his incarceration. @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/C02KNn6Cgx | 42 |
| 1626808728488927236 | “Right now, I am happy. I was arrested for doing something good as a reporter, not because of any other problem”: Siddique Kappan. @shahidtantray and @singhamritaa interview: https://t.co/C02KNn6Cgx | 41 |
| 1625733862562353152 | #Breaking | Voices from inside and outside the raided BBC office in Delhi @shahidtantray reports: https://t.co/FmjSypxiUr https://t.co/brCdPUfyGc | 37 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #freejagginow | 2 |
| #freedom | 2 |
| #solidaritea4kashmir | 2 |
| #siddiquekappan | 2 |
| #journalismisnotacrime | 2 |
| #breaking | 2 |
| #bbcraid | 2 |
| #india | 1 |
| #hinduterrorist | 1 |
| #hindutva | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @shahidtantray | 299 |
| @singhamritaa | 148 |
| @thecaravanindia | 90 |
| @zafaraafaq | 35 |
| @scroll_in | 33 |
| @muslimspaces | 18 |
| @zoo_bear | 13 |
| @mehboobamufti | 12 |
| @bbcindia | 9 |
| @samriddhi0809 | 6 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
12
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 7 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🥺 | 3 | pleading_face |
| 🤔 | 3 | thinking_face |
| 😢 | 3 | crying_face |
| 🖕 | 3 | middle_finger |
| ✊ | 2 | raised_fist |
| ✊🏾 | 2 | raised_fist_medium-dark_skin_tone |
| 😡 | 2 | enraged_face |
| 😥 | 2 | sad_but_relieved_face |
| 🙏🏼 | 1 | folded_hands_medium-light_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 24 |
| People & Body | 10 |
| Objects | 1 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |