PM Modi mulls social media exit, Rahul Gandhi says, Give up hatred not social media

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that he was thinking to "give up social media accounts".

"This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted," Modi said in a tweet.

Modi has over 53 million followers on Twitter, making him the third most popular on the social media site with only US President Donald J. Trump (73 mn) and former US President Barack Obama (113 mn) ahead of him.

On Facebook however, Modi was the most followed leader globally with over 44 million followers, while his closest was Trump who had 27 million followers. Modi's popularity on Facebook was such that even the US President that it was difficult to take on the Indian leader.

Reacting to the development, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi suggested that Modi should "give up hatred, not social media".

"Give up hatred, not social media accounts," Rahul Gandhi tweeted with a screenshot of Prime Minister's tweet.

with IANS inputs