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PM Modi, One of the Most Followed Politicians in the World, Crosses 70 Million Twitter Followers
PM Modi, One of the Most Followed Politicians in the World, Crosses 70 Million Twitter Followers
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Former US President Barack Obama leads the list of the highest number of followers on Twitter with 129.8 million, while current President Joe Biden has over 30... 29.07.2021, Sputnik International
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Hitting a new milestone of over 70 million Twitter followers, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains one of the most followed active politicians across the globe on social media, followed by Pope Francis with over 53 million followers.With the hashtag #CongratsModiJiFor70M, India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders took to social media claiming that PM Modi is now the world’s most-followed world leader on Twitter.India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri congratulated Modi and said that he is “a leader who listens, responds & communicates is a refreshing change”, while Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said PM Modi has a direct connection with people, whether “online or offline”.Countering the report, several users also shared a 2018 Twitter study that claimed Modi had 60% fake followers.In 2009, PM Modi joined Twitter during his stint as Gujarat's state chief, and within a year he had a 100,000 followers. In July 2020, the PM’s Twitter follower count touched 60 million.Meanwhile, the Modi government and Twitter have been engaged in a spat after new rules were introduced by the federal government for social media platforms. Several government departments, ministers, and celebrities have been moving to the indigenously developed microblogging app Koo, away from Twitter.
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PM Modi, One of the Most Followed Politicians in the World, Crosses 70 Million Twitter Followers
14:27 GMT 29.07.2021 (Updated: 13:03 GMT 14.04.2023) Former US President Barack Obama leads the list of the highest number of followers on Twitter with 129.8 million, while current President Joe Biden has over 30 million followers.
Hitting a new milestone of over 70 million Twitter followers, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains
one of the most followed active politicians across the globe on social media, followed by Pope Francis with over 53 million followers.
With the hashtag #CongratsModiJiFor70M, India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders took to social media claiming that PM Modi is now the world’s most-followed world leader on Twitter.
India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri congratulated Modi and said that he is “a leader who listens, responds & communicates is a refreshing change”, while Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said PM Modi has a direct connection with people, whether “online or offline”.
Countering the report, several users also shared a 2018 Twitter study that claimed Modi had 60% fake followers.
In 2009, PM Modi joined Twitter during his stint as Gujarat's state chief, and within a year he had a 100,000 followers. In July 2020, the
PM’s Twitter follower count touched 60 million.Meanwhile, the Modi government and Twitter have been engaged in a spat after new rules were introduced by the federal government for social media platforms. Several government departments, ministers, and celebrities have been moving to the indigenously developed microblogging app Koo, away from Twitter.
