Last year, Smriti Irani had accused Rahul Gandhi of using fake followers to increase his social media profile. It turns out, at least from the recent Twitter purge , that PM Modi had nearly 18-times more fake followers than Gandhi. Here’s a look at how many followers Indian politicians lost in the recent Twitter purge.Of course, this is nowhere close the decline in followers of several international icons. Pop star Katy Perry , who has the most followed account on Twitter lost 2.8 million followers. Others who saw a drop in followers include former US president Barack Obama , Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift . Here’s more on how many followers top Twitter users lost in the purge.