New Delhi, March 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has over 53.3 million followers on Twitter, surprised the world by saying that he is thinking of giving up his social media accounts on Sunday. The social media accounts which he mentioned to walk off include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube.

Making the people guessing on what his latest announcement means, he took to Twitter and wrote, "This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted." Uttar Pradesh: Visually-Challenged Youth Takes Selfie With PM Narendra Modi in Prayagraj, Watch Video. 

Here's the tweet:

Soon after the tweet, people in the social media asked him whether the Prime Minister is really giving up his social media sites or making people doubtful.

Reacting on the PM Modi's tweet, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked him to 'Give up hatred, not social media accounts'.

Here's Rahul Gandhi's tweet:

Here are some of the reactions:

Though it is yet to be ascertained on why PM Modi wrote this tweet, several netizens have appealed him not to take this step. It is to be known that PM Modi has over 44 million subscribers on Facebook and on 35.2 millions followers on Instagram.

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