Rajnath Singh''s Twitter handle gets 10 million followers

New Delhi, February 18

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has become one of the top five  politicians in the country whose Twitter followers have crossed the 10-million mark.

Singh's Twitter handle @rajnathsingh crossed the 10 million followers mark last night, a home ministry official said.

The four other politicians in the country who have more than 10 million followers are, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (40.3 million followers), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (13.3 million), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (11.8 million) and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (11.4 million).

The home minister's official twitter handle @HMOIndia has 2.26 million followers. It provides regular updates on his statements, policy initiatives of his ministry, his various programmes, photos and information on dignitaries who call on him. PTI