Hyderabad: Weeks after following Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister's Office, President Ram Nath Kovind, the Indian Embassy in the US, the US Embassy in India and the US Ambassador to India on Twitter, the White House has unfollowed these six Twitter handles earlier this week.
Explaining its move to unfollow the Indian leaders, the White House on Wednesday clarified that it follows the officials of the host countries for a short period of time on the micro-blogging site during the US President’s visit. It helps them to retweet their messages.
"The White House Twitter account normally follows senior US government Twitter accounts, and others as appropriate. For example, during the time of a presidential visit, the account typically follows for a short time, the host country's officials to retweet their messages in support of the visit," a senior administration official told PTI on the condition of anonymity.