New Delhi, July 30
Twitterati took to the micro-blogging site to express their individual views about the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Yakub Memon's execution on Thursday.

While some of the tweets supported the decision, there were a fair amount of people who expressed their unhappiness with the hanging.

#Yakubhanged, a hashtag used by twitterati to share their views about Memon's hanging, was a top trend on Twitter during the day.

At least three out of the 10 trending hashtags -- #YakubHanged, #IndiaKaInsaf and #Memon till 9.30 a.m. -- were related to Memon's execution. #YakubHanged remained the top trend till late afternoon.

Politicians, journalists, social activists and students were among those who took to the micro-blogging site to express their respective viewpoints.

"It's strange to see proud scions of Mao, Lenin, Stalin demanding abolition of death penalty citing human rights.. #YakubHanged," @dmalok tweeted.

"APJ Abdul Kalam and Yakub Menon, two people of the same religion to be buried today. Choice is yours, how to live your life," @Dil_logical tweeted.

The mortal remains of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam were laid to rest at his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Thursday forenoon. Yakub Memon was hanged to death early Thursday in Nagpur prison.

"Saddened by news that our government has hanged a human being. State-sponsored killing diminishes us all by reducing us to murderers too," Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted.

Twitter has become very popular of late among social media users. At least 17 percent of the social network users in the country use the micro-blogging site, according to a report by market research firm eMarketer.

Memon timeline: A tale of twists and turns

Timeline of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon, who was hanged early Thursday in a Nagpur prison:

July 30, 2015: Yakub Memon, the brother of Tiger Memon, hanged at 6.35 a.m.

July 29, 2015: President Pranab Mukherjee and Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao rehected mercy pleas filed by Memon after Supreme Court upheld his death penalty.

July 28, 2015: Two-judge SC bench delivers spilt verdict on Memon's plea and refers it to chief justice for constituting larger bench.

July 27, 2015: The case faces legal issues in SC regarding curative plea of Memon.

July 23, 2015: Memon moves SC seeking stay of execution of his death sentence scheduled for July 30.

Jul 21, 2015: SC rejects Memon's curative petition, the last legal remedy to avoid execution of death sentence. Hours later he filed mercy plea with Maharashtra governor.

April 9, 2015: SC dismisses Memon's petition seeking review of death sentence which was upheld by apex court.

Jun 2, 2014: SC stays Memon's execution on plea seeking review petitions in death cases to be heard in open court instead of chambers.

May 2014: President Pranab Mukherjee rejects Memon's mercy plea.

March 21, 2013: SC upholds Memon's death sentence and commutes death sentence of 10 convicts to life. Life imprisonment of 16 out of 18 convicts also upheld.

August 29, 2012: SC reserves its order on the appeals.

November 1, 2011: SC begins hearing on appeals filed by the 100 convicts as well as the state.

September 12, 2006: Trial court delivers judgement, pronounces four members of the Memon family guilty, acquits three. Twelve convicts awarded death penalty while 20 were given life sentence.

August 10, 2006: Judge P.D. Kode says judgement will be pronounced on September 12.

June 13, 2006: Gangster Abu Salem's trial separated.

September 2003: Trial ends. Court reserves judgement.

March 20, 2003: Mustafa Dossa's remand proceedings and trial separated.

Feb 20, 2003: Dawood gang member Ejaz Pathan produced in court.

October 2000: Examination of 684 prosecution witnesses ends.

July 1999: Memon writes to Supreme Court seeking relief from the case. In his letter, he says he voluntarily returned to India.

June 30, 1995: Two accused, Mohammed Jameel and Usman Jhankanan, turn approvers in the case.

April 10, 1995: Twenty-six accused discharged by the TADA court. Charges framed against the remaining accused. Supreme Court discharges two more accused.

April 1994: Yakub Memon arrested from New Delhi Railway Station though he claimed that he was arrested in Kathmandu.

November 19, 1993: CBI takes over the case.

November 4,1993: Over 10,000-page-long primary chargesheet filed against 189 accused.

March 12, 1993: A series of bomb blasts rock Mumbai, killing in 257 people and injuring 713.