AAP raises over Rs 6 lakh through Twitter

December 05, 2014 07:54

In another unique fundraising initiative, this time through online crowdsourcing, the Aam Aadmi Party has managed to add more than Rs 6 lakh to its coffers.A tweet by a young AAP volunteer Nishant Beria to donate Rs 2 to the party every time his message was retweeted, kicked off the campaign, which was taken forward by about 400 people, including celebrities.

"I will donate Rs. 2 to AAP for every RT this tweet gets in next 24 hours," Beria tweeted, and got 490 retweets, which prompted him to commit around Rs 1,000 to the party.

Taking cue from his initiative, around 400 other supporters tweeted on the same line pledging to donate further, which got retweeted in large numbers as well.

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