Mumbai: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been working relentlessly to help uplift the country’s economic and social standing since he came to power in 2014. Although Modi’s recent timetable suggests that he has been one of the busiest individuals in the country, it has not stopped him from managing his personal Facebook and Twitter accounts.
According to a report published in Business Standard, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) revealed this information after an RTI was filed regarding Modi’s daily social activities. However, it also pointed out that the PMO manages Modi’s official social accounts. Both Modi and other PMO officiers use a 34mbps internet connection, which might be the reason for Modi's quick response to comments.
When asked about who are responsible for managing the official accounts and their respective salaries, the PMO said that “no particular officer maintains them and that his accounts are updated as per information from various officials.”
Also, the PMO did not disclose any information on who helps the Prmie Minster send tweets in foreign languages. However, it hinted that the information and broadcasting ministry (Doordarshan) facilitates teleprompting assistance to the PMO.
Number of followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, @narendramodi, on social media site Twitter has crossed 16 million mark, by adding record number of followers in last one year.
"In a span of two months, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account gets an addition of another million followers, taking the total follower count to 16.8 million," Twitter said in a statement.
Addtionally, Modi has used twitter for campaigns like #MakeInIndia, #SwachBharat, #MannKiBaat and #SefieWithDaughter to reach and connect with the citizens for development and progress.
"Recently, PM Modi's umbrella initiative #MakeInIndia, one of the largest economic development initiatives planned by the government, became the first non-US brand to launch its own Twitter emoji to a worldwide audience," the statement said.
The #MakeInIndia emoji symbolizes the success of the brand campaign on Twitter with nearly 500 million impressions this year to promote India as a great place for foreign direct investment to transform the country into a global manufacturing hub, it added.
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