PM Narendra Modi only world leader White House follows on Twitter
The White House has 21.5 million followers but follows only 19 Twitter accounts. All of the non U.S. accounts on that list are Indian.
In Short
- PM Modi only world leader followed by White House
- U.S. Prez's official residence follows other Indian accounts
- Follows only 19 Twitter handles, including top U.S. officials
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only world leader followed by the official Twitter account of the White House (@whitehouse), the official residence of the U.S. President and the seat of the federal government.
In fact, all non-U.S. accounts followed by the White House are Indian: they include the President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn), the Prime Minister's Office (@PMO) and the Indian embassy in Washington D.C. (@IndianEmbassyUS).
The White House account follows only 19 handles, but has around 21.5 million followers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares warm relations with President Trump, although comments the U.S. leader recently made on India's decision to ban exports of hydroxychloroquine -- widely interpreted as a threat to India -- sparked a major controversy.
Trump later thanked PM Modi for India's decision to partially lift a ban on the export of the anti-malarial drug, which is in demand for its potential use in helping treat patients with the novel coronavirus.
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, followed by Spain and Italy.