Rahul Gandhi’s Response After PM Modi Says He May Quit Social Media

PM Modi, who is a social media celebrity with millions of followers on various platforms, did not elaborate the reason behind his sudden change of mind.New Delhi: 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise announcement that he will be going off social media from Sunday has created quite a flutter on social media. Twitter exploded within minutes of the unexpected tweet that has left everyone wondering why.

“This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted,” PM Modi tweeted

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had a request for the Prime Minister soon after the tweet.

“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,” he tweeted.

. The tweet was liked over 25,000 times within half an hour.

Soon after, Opposition leaders’ reactions started pouring in. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was one of the first to comment and said, “Give up hatred, not social media accounts.”

He was soon followed by colleague Alka Lamba who called the move a “big relief”.

“Foreign leaders will just miss your congratulatory messages in different languages,” she tweeted.

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti too replied to the Prime Minister saying that the move was “appreciated.”

“The toxicity of this medium is a bane,” he tweeted.

PM Modi, who is a social media celebrity with millions of followers on various platforms, did not elaborate the reason behind his sudden change of mind.