Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is often active on social media, on Monday took to Twitter to inform the country about his plan for going offline on social media.

PM Narendra Modi, however, said he is "thinking" about it and he is yet to take a final call on the matter. PM Narendra Modi said he is thinking to exit from all social media platforms that he is active on including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

In a tweet, PM Narendra Modi said: "This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted."

This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 2, 2020

In two hours, PM Narendra Modi's post was liked by over 1 lakh users and retweeted over 65,000 times.

Who said what on PM Modi's social media update

Reacting to the news, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told PM Narendra Modi to give up "hatred" and "not social media".

"Give up hatred, not social media accounts," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

Give up hatred, not social media accounts. pic.twitter.com/HDymHw2VrB Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 2, 2020

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala posted on Twitter: "Respected Modi ji, Earnestly wish you would give this advise to the concerted army of trolls, who abuse-intimidate-badger-threaten others every second in you name! Sincere Regards, Citizens of India"

Respected Modi ji,



Earnestly wish you would give this advise to the concerted army of trolls, who abuse-intimidate-badger-threaten others every second in you name!



Sincere Regards,

Citizens of India. https://t.co/hGtf64Fyf9 March 2, 2020

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, said she would follow PM Narendra Modi's footsteps.

"Sometimes it's the smallest decision that can change our life forever! I will follow the path of my leader!!," tweeted Amruta Fadnavis.

Sometimes it’s the smallest decision that can change our life forever ! I will follow the path of my leader !! https://t.co/D7l1iZcosS AMRUTA FADNAVIS (@fadnavis_amruta) March 2, 2020

Meanwhile, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at PM Narendra Modi with his tweet saying, "Thinking of closing the path of social dialogue is not a good thing. There are other more meaningful things to leave."

... ... -, , - , ... ! Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 2, 2020

PM Narendra Modi's record-breaking social media presence

PM Narendra Modi is one of the most-followed world leader on social media with 53.3 million followers on Twitter and 44 million Facebook.

PM Narendra Modi is the most followed world leader on Instagram with over 30 million followers. US President Donald Trump currently has 14.9 million followers while his predecessor Barack Obama has 24.8 million followers on Instagram.

PM Narendra Modi is the most followed Indian on Twitter. He joined Twitter in January 2009, one of the only few Indian politicians using this platform at the time.

PM Narendra Modi is only the third world leader to have crossed the 50 million followers mark on Twitter. The first two are Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

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