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Published 22:17 IST, March 2nd 2020

PM Modi shocks Twitter fans by hinting social media exit; 'No sir' & ‘Please Don’t’ trend

PM Narendra Modi shocked his followers by hinting that he may quit social media platforms. Netizens asked him to reconsider his decision, saying, 'No sir'.

Reported by: Joel Kurian
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked his followers on Monday by hinting that he is planning to quit social media. While discussions on the reason for his cryptic tweet started, many of his 53.3 million followers on Twitter were worried. Several followers urged PM Modi to reconsider his decision, after which ‘No Sir’and ‘Please Don’t’ immediately started trending on the microblogging.

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Users wrote how his followers will also quit the mediums if he quits since many were on it only for him. One felt the PM’s handle was the best way to know what is going on in the nation.

A netizen wrote how people will miss his ‘inspiring, educating n informative’ tweets. Another shared how they felt a ‘direct’ connect with the Prime Minister via his tweets, and him leaving them ‘alone’ won’t please them. 

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One very innocently and interestingly wrote that quitting the medium will make him susceptible to ‘manipulated facts from secondary sources’ and how it will disconnect him from the real sentiments of the nation.

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Here are the responses:

READ: PM Modi Thinking Of Giving Up Social Media Accounts; BJP Leaders Ask Him To Reconsider

Prime Minister on Monday evening wrote that he is planning to quit Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube on Sunday. He added that he will inform his followers about it. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the most followed politicians across social media platforms. He has 53.3 million followers on Twitter while his official Facebook page is liked by more than 44M users. The Prime Minister has 35.2 million followers on Instagram and his YouTube channel has more than 4.5 million subscribers.

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22:17 IST, March 2nd 2020