26.1.12

The PM joins Twitter

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has joined Twitter to capture the attention of young Indians and inform people about the work done by his office through 140 characters on the popular microblogging site. “The Prime Minister's Office is now on Twitter @PMOIndia. Thank you for your support,” Manmohan Singh’s newly appointed communications advisor Pankaj Pachauri said on his own Twitter account. Within hours of the account being opened late Monday, Manmohan Singh attracted nearly 10,000 followers with just three tweets till Tuesday afternoon. All the three were written Monday night.The account refers to the Prime Minister’s Office and it would be handled by his media team, PMO sources said. With this, Manmohan Singh has joined the elite club of world leaders on Twitter. US President Barack Obama was among the first to use Twitterto communicate with his electorate in 2008. His Twitter account @BarackObama, is among the most followed of all worldleader accounts, with more than 12 million followers. Among others on the Twitter include Australian prime minister @JuliaGillard, her New Zealand counterpart @JohnKeyPM, Israel's prime minister Benjamin @Netanyahu, and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum.

1 comment:

Sandeep Gupta said...

om ganesha namah....... it is nice to know that a well educated prime minister is using latest technology.......