Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached a historic milestone on Thursday, becoming the first world leader and politician to surpass 100 million followers on Instagram.
PM Modi, who joined Instagram in 2014,
has more than twice as many followers as US President Donald Trump on Instagram. The total count of followers of the next five major world leaders is lower than PM Modi’s individual follower count.
US President Donald Trump stands with 43.2 million followers, followed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto with 15 million followers. While Brazilian President Lula has 14.4 million followers, Turkish President Erdogan has 11.6 million followers and Argentine President Javier Milei has 6.4 million followers.
Meanwhile, in India, the Prime Minister is miles ahead of other Indian political leaders on Instagram. The second spot is held by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with around 16.1 million followers, followed by Rahul Gandhi with approximately 12.6 million followers.
Currently, PM Modi is on a two-day official visit to Israel, and was conferred with the highest honour of the Knesset — “Speaker of the Knesset Medal” — by the Israeli Parliament on Wednesday.
The award was conferred in recognition of PM Modi’s “exceptional contribution through his personal leadership” to strengthen strategic relations between India and Israel.
The medal was conferred after PM Modi’s speech in the Israeli Parliament.
After his speech, PM Modi interacted with members of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.
Prime Minister Modi received a standing ovation during his speech. In his speech, PM Modi said there is great admiration for Israel’s resolve, courage, and achievements in India.
“Long before we related to each other as modern States, we were linked by ties that go back more than two thousand years. The Book of Esther refers to India as Hodu. The Talmud records trade with India in ancient times,” he said.
(With agency inputs)
