However things took a bad turn when the first and only handle he followed was @CommunalCongress. Whether it was a gaffe or on purpose no one knows, but for this the minister became the butt of all jokes among the twitterati.

Law Minister of India, Kapil Sibal, in a bid to reach out to the people of the country, like his BJP counterparts today joined Twitter but had a bad first day on the micro-blogging site.

"Here I am. One of you. Lets talk," said a seemingly excited Sibal in his first tweet.

However things took a bad turn when the first and only handle he followed was @CommunalCongress. Whether it was a gaffe or on purpose no one knows, but for this the minister became the butt of all jokes among the Twitterati.

Here are some reactions:

Reporter: Why are you following CommunalCongress on Twitter ? Kapil Sibal : When I searched for 'True Congress' that's what I got. — FakeJourno (@FakeJourno) November 28, 2013

This is unbeleivable. Look at the ONLY handle that Shri @KapilSibal is following: pic.twitter.com/zJAvufXRTO — Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) November 28, 2013

I am superbly intrigued .. did @KapilSibal think #CommunalCongress is the official handle of congress ? Haha pic.twitter.com/dEjbNrXczz I am superbly intrigued .. did @KapilSibal think #CommunalCongress is the official handle of congress ? Haha pic.twitter.com/dEjbNrXczz — shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) November 28, 2013

After these reactions Sibal unfollowed the handle and now like some of his party colleagues (check out Manish Tewari's profile) is following no one .

Despite the gaffe, Sibal has managed to gather more that 2000 followers on the social networking site. However, despite his rectification people are still having a field day at his expense.

Hahaha... @KapilSibal trolled on very first day. Followed the account "Communal Congress" on the first day. pic.twitter.com/ZB38RMv0dK — Sushant (@sushants_in) November 28, 2013