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Swachh Twitter Abhiyan: PM Modi Loses 3 Lakh Twitter Followers in Just 24 Hours

New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official Twitter account, @narendramodi witnessed a drop in followers after the social networking site announced a global crackdown on fake and automated accounts on 11 July.

PM Modi’s handle, which is the top most followed Twitter account in India, lost more than 2 Lakh followers within a span of 24 Hours.

On Thursday, 12 July, the follower count was observed to be around 43.4 Million. The number dropped to 43.1 Million on Friday, 13 July.

The Twitter handle of the office of the Prime Minister of India, @PMOIndia also lost around 1 Lakh followers in the last 24 hours.