New Delhi, October 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi crossed 30 million followers on Instagram on Sunday. After crossing the 30-million mark, PM Modi became the most popular political leader on Instagram followed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and former President of the United States Barack Obama. Widodo has 25.6 million followers, and Obama has 24.8 million followers. Narendra Modi's Twitter, Facebook Profile Picture Updated Before Oath-Taking.

BJP social media head Amit Malviya in a tweet said, “PM Narendra Modi crosses 30 million followers on Instagram, popular among youth. He is the most followed world leader on Instagram ahead of US President Trump as well as former US President Obama and the only world leader to reach the 30 million-milestone.” Narendra Modi Bindis Are Going Viral After PM Modi Sarees; Here’s How’s Twitter Reacted.

Amit Malviya's Tweet:

PM Modi is also one of the popular leaders on Facebook and Twitter also. On Facebook, 44 million people like his page, while on Twitter, over 50 million people are following him. He crossed the 50-million figure on Twitter last month. PM Modi is known for his oratory skills is among the top leaders who are active on Twitter. He used to post his speeches at various national and international events on his Twitter account.

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