One of the few foreign leaders to join US President Donald Trump’s social media network, Truth Social, is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his first post on Monday, Modi claimed he was “delighted” to be on the platform. The post included a picture of him with Trump taken in Houston, Texas, during his 2019 US visit.
Following his loss to Joe Biden in the presidential election and his temporary ban from popular social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter due to accusations of encouraging violence, Trump founded Truth Social in February 2022. Modi had 21,500 followers as of 3:30 GMT, and he was following both US Vice President JD Vance and Trump.
On Monday, Trump posted a link to Modi’s interview with podcaster Lex Fridman. In the conversation, the Indian prime minister discussed a variety of subjects, such as his personal story, the 2002 Gujarat riots, and India’s relationship with China.
The features of X, the previous Twitter, are essentially the same as those of Truth Social. Users can send direct messages and submit “truths” or “retruths.” ‘Sponsored truths’ are the platform’s advertisements. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) owns Truth Social. Trump now holds over 57% of the company’s shares after going public in March 2024.
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