Narendra Modi dethrones SRK to become 2nd most followed Indian on Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dethroned Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan to become second most followed Indian on Twitter after Amitabh Bachchan. While Bachchan enjoyed a followership of 18.9 million, Modi had 17,382,784 followers and Khan was being followed by 17,362,505 Twitter members.

According to Twitter data, Modi is also the most followed Indian politician and the second most followed politician in the world after US President Barack Obama.

Thorugh his account, @narendramodi, he has been using campaigns like #MakeInIndia, #SwachBharat, #MannKiBaat and #SefieWithDaughter to reach and connect with the people.

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