PM Modi becomes 2nd most followed Indian on Twitter PM Modi is 2nd most followed Indian on Twitter

Prime Minister NarendraModi has become second most followed Indian on social media site Twitter and pipped bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Modi had over 17,382,784 followers while Khan was being followed by 17,362,505Twitter members as on January 17. He now trails only superstar Amitabh Bachchan- close to 18.9 million followers.

It is surprising to note that the number of followers of Modi’s account @narendramodihas consistently increased by about a million every two months.

• Active on Twitter since 2009, the most followed Indian politician
• He is second most followed politician in the world US President Barack Obama (@barackobama)

*Used twitter for campaigns like

#MakeInIndia, #SwachBharat, #MannKiBaat and #SefieWithDaughter