Narendra Modi is second most-liked world leader on Facebook

Modi's colleagues are also not far behind in making their presence felt in the virtual world.

Update: 2016-05-26 20:03 GMT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the public sector can't be done away with as it plays a key role in the development of a nation. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata: As Narendra Modi completes two years as Prime Minister, he remains the second most-liked world leader on Facebook, the social media giant said on Thursday.

The list of most-liked world leaders on Facebook released by the social network shows that Modi is second only to US President Barack Obama and is followed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Modi’s Facebook post on May 15 with his mother at his official residence at Delhi’s Race Course Road remains on top with 1.6 million likes, 1.2 lakh shares and 34,000 comments.

“My mother returns to Gujarat. Spent quality time with her after a long time & that too on her 1st visit to RCR,” he had written in the post which was accompanied by three photographs of the mother-son duo.

Modi’s colleagues are also not far behind in making their presence felt in the virtual world. Out of a total of 50 cabinet ministers, 47 of them have verified Facebook presence.     

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