PM Modi Tweet On Giving Up Social Media Sends Netizens Into A Tizzy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a message on his social media handles on Monday evening that this Sunday he was planning to give up presence on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. PM Modi has a huge social media presence with the highest number of followers on Twitter—more than 53 million. This is also the case with Instagram on which he has more than 35 million followers and Facebook on which he has more than a staggering 44 million followers.

PM Modi's tweet sparked a massive stir on social media with his followers urging him not to do so, while his critics took a swipe at him.

PM Modi's ambiguous tweet indicated that he would keep his followers posted on further course of action. While Rahul Gandhi in a tweet responded saying that the Prime Minister should give up hate politics, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Preeti Sharma Menon said he should stop following those who committed crimes against women.

Soon after PM Modi put out his tweet about the possibility of going off-line, there was an internet storm

Twitter erupted with the trend #NoModiNoTwitter and #NoSir. Hundreds of Twitter users vowed to give up the social media platform if PM Modi chose to do so. Among such, was Amrita Fadnavis, former Maharashtra chief Minister Fadnavis' wife.

There was widespread speculation on whether PM Modi would go off-line for a day or from Sunday onwards. Some even predicted that major social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube would take a hit in terms of business, but that prospect remains somewhat bleak.