'Be Active On Instagram, Share Reels To Connect With Youth': PM Modi's Message To Cabinet Ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked Union ministers to expand the government's outreach and become more active on Instagram, stressing that the platform has emerged as the primary medium through which young people consume information today, Times Now sources said.According to sources, the Prime Minister made the remarks after the Cabinet meeting, urging ministers to increase their presence on Instagram, grow their follower base and regularly share reels highlighting the Centre's flagship schemes and initiatives.PM Modi is learnt to have told ministers that they should also focus on Instagram, where a large section of the country's youth spends most of their time. To underscore his point, PM Modi reportedly referred to his own social

media strategy, telling ministers that he had shared his video message yesterday on Instagram first before posting it on other platforms.The remarks are being seen as part of the government's broader push to strengthen its digital outreach and connect more effectively with younger audiences. PM Modi’s appeal to ministers advising them to engage with the youth on social media, especially Instagram, has come amid an ongoing protest in the country led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has garnered massive traction and following via different social media platforms, demanding the government’s accountability over alleged irregularities in the education system.

PM Modi's Late-Night Video Appeal On Instagram

In a late-night video message on Instagram, PM Modi on Thursday promised that action in the paper leak cases amid the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar."Friends, I know that the paper leak is not an ordinary issue. It is very painful for lakhs of students and their families," PM Modi said. "That is why many steps have been taken in the last two and a half months." The statement came after the Prime Minister announced that his government will set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leak cases. He also asserted that protecting the welfare and future of the country's youth remains the government's top priority.