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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised the country with a sudden demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, many people were left either cashless, or stuck with the now-deemed illegal notes. ATMs have been shut for two days and won’t reopen till tomorrow, that is November 11. However, many banks like ICICI started operating early in the morning today, allowing people to exchange and withdraw the new currency notes. And right now, social media is piling up with users flailing their selfies with the new Rs 2,000 notes, celebrating the historic moment, and celebrating not being absolutely cashless again. There are some very delightful selfies being shared on social media, one of which is shared by Paul C Oommen of an auto driver who was apparently among the first to lay his hands on the Rs 2,000 note. He clearly looks delighted.
Paul C Oommen
@Paul_Oommen
This auto driver was among the first to lay his hands on the Rs 2000 note. He seems to be elated. He walked out like this! #Demonitisation
Then there’s a tweet by senior journalist Rahul Kunwal that documents the allegedly first Rs 2,000 note coming out of the ICICI Bank branch in Delhi’s Connaught Place. With every minute, more and more of these selfies are rushing in.
Twitter, Facebook , Instagram , Snapchat , has been taken over with these new Rs 2000 selfies.
Rahul Kanwal
@rahulkanwal
First Rs 2000 note coming out of the ICICI Bank branch in Delhi's Connaught Place. Prized possession.
If you look closely, most of these selfies have been clicked outside an ICICI bank or ATM. In a master move, ICIC late last night circulated a message, notifying users that they would be open early and will be accepting any amount of deposit into accounts without any limit, as long as customers showed valid identity proof.
kapoortej
@kapoortej
My first 2000 rs note expertise thanks
@PMOIndia - it feels good !
Peeyush Khandelwal
@journopk
#Ghaziabad : customers cheerful as they got new Rs 2000 crisp notes from bank early thursday morning @httweets @htnoidayes
RJ ALOK
@OYERJALOK
Yeahhhhh I hav new Rs 2000 note. Relaxed with some money in wallet now. #RjAlok thanks @ICICIBank
My 1st 2000 rupee Note #1st #2000note
A photo posted by surjeet kushwaha (S.K) (...
With the uncertainty created in the last two days after the ban of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, a sudden push was felt for people to adopt e-payments. Left with no other option, most e-commerce platforms had to temporarily halt Cash on Delivery (CoD), encouraging credit/debit cards, online wallet, net banking or gift cards to complete purchase. While the announcement received mixed reactions initially, the tech industry had unanimously welcomed the move. Besides fighting the scourge of black money, banning of these large denomination notes will encourage citizens to move towards cashless payment options, which falls in line with PM Modi’s vision of a Digital India.
Additionally, ever since the announcement was made by the Prime Minister, social media has been the primary platform for most people to vent out their confusion, anger or happiness. Putting things in perspective, Twitter yesterday shared some insights how the micro-blogging platform was abuzz with tweets related to Modi’s announcements. According to the statistics shared by Twitter, within 12 hours of the announcement, a total of 470,000 tweets on the issue were posted online. The stats also revealed that the discussion on the declaration was at peak at 11:30PM of the day of announcement, just a few hours after the Prime Minister took the mic, with people posting 2,000 tweets per minute at that time.
Selfie with new Rs 2,000 note becomes a thing as banks start exchanging old notes
Paul C Oommen
@Paul_Oommen
This auto driver was among the first to lay his hands on the Rs 2000 note. He seems to be elated. He walked out like this! #Demonitisation
Then there’s a tweet by senior journalist Rahul Kunwal that documents the allegedly first Rs 2,000 note coming out of the ICICI Bank branch in Delhi’s Connaught Place. With every minute, more and more of these selfies are rushing in.
Twitter, Facebook , Instagram , Snapchat , has been taken over with these new Rs 2000 selfies.
Rahul Kanwal
@rahulkanwal
First Rs 2000 note coming out of the ICICI Bank branch in Delhi's Connaught Place. Prized possession.
If you look closely, most of these selfies have been clicked outside an ICICI bank or ATM. In a master move, ICIC late last night circulated a message, notifying users that they would be open early and will be accepting any amount of deposit into accounts without any limit, as long as customers showed valid identity proof.
kapoortej
@kapoortej
My first 2000 rs note expertise thanks
@PMOIndia - it feels good !
Peeyush Khandelwal
@journopk
#Ghaziabad : customers cheerful as they got new Rs 2000 crisp notes from bank early thursday morning @httweets @htnoidayes
RJ ALOK
@OYERJALOK
Yeahhhhh I hav new Rs 2000 note. Relaxed with some money in wallet now. #RjAlok thanks @ICICIBank
My 1st 2000 rupee Note #1st #2000note
A photo posted by surjeet kushwaha (S.K) (...
With the uncertainty created in the last two days after the ban of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, a sudden push was felt for people to adopt e-payments. Left with no other option, most e-commerce platforms had to temporarily halt Cash on Delivery (CoD), encouraging credit/debit cards, online wallet, net banking or gift cards to complete purchase. While the announcement received mixed reactions initially, the tech industry had unanimously welcomed the move. Besides fighting the scourge of black money, banning of these large denomination notes will encourage citizens to move towards cashless payment options, which falls in line with PM Modi’s vision of a Digital India.
Additionally, ever since the announcement was made by the Prime Minister, social media has been the primary platform for most people to vent out their confusion, anger or happiness. Putting things in perspective, Twitter yesterday shared some insights how the micro-blogging platform was abuzz with tweets related to Modi’s announcements. According to the statistics shared by Twitter, within 12 hours of the announcement, a total of 470,000 tweets on the issue were posted online. The stats also revealed that the discussion on the declaration was at peak at 11:30PM of the day of announcement, just a few hours after the Prime Minister took the mic, with people posting 2,000 tweets per minute at that time.
Selfie with new Rs 2,000 note becomes a thing as banks start exchanging old notes
