PM Narendra Modi Joins Instagram

India’s Prime MinisterNarendraModi made his debut onInstagram, sharing a picture from the venue of the ASEAN summit.”Hello World! Great being onInstagram. My first photo this one from the ASEAN Summit, @NayPyi Taw,”Modi said in a post on his Twitter account.

Hello World! Great being on Instagram. My first photo…this one from the ASEAN Summit. @ Nay Pyi Taw,… http://t.co/3JOFpddt5R

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 12, 2014

Within hours of Mr. Modi posting his first image on Instagram, the Prime Minister was flooded with more than 40,000 followers.“At the Summit…captured a glimpse of the venue,” Mr. Modi tweeted alongside the picture of him taking the photo.

At the Summit…captured a glimpse of the venue. pic.twitter.com/jc8lzohM1x

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 12, 2014

 

The photo taken by the Prime Minister was of the giant billboard of the 25th ASEAN Summit and of the golden bordered red carpet leading upto it at the Myanmar International Convention Centre —

Social media has been helpful for spreading out messages directly from the Prime Minister and build a strong leadership. It has been successful in opening up a direct channel of communication between people and the Prime Minister.