PM-elect Modi more aggressive, direct than outgoing PM on Twitter

New Delhi: If Twitter is a barometer of governance and engaging with the masses, the Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi has already won the perception battle. The outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Twitter handlers have stopped tweeting and the PM-elect Modi has been tweeting on the matters concerning the nation.

Modi has posted four tweets on the terror attack on Indian Consulate at Heart in Afghanistan in the morning. In his tweets, he has congratulated the Indian embassy security personnel who bravely took on the terrorists and gunned them down with the help of Aghan security forces.

This is Modi's first major response to any situation concerning the nation since he was formally elected by the BJP-led NDA as the next Prime Minister. His tweets have a lot of clarity and he is giving enough hints that he would be sharing the details of governance with the public through Twitter on daily basis.

Manmohan Singh was a late entrant to Twitter. He got a Twitter handle only after former journalist Pankaj Pachauri joined the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) as media advisor.

His predecessor Harish Khare, an old time print journalist did not bother to reach out to the people via Twitter.

Modi has been tweeting for a long time and in fact he is one of the most active leaders on Twitter. As chief minister of Gujarat, Modi would tweet on almost everything related to his daily engagements and other matters of governance.

Almost every bureaucrat in New Delhi is now following him on Twitter. All Indian ambassadors and high commissioners are also following him on micro-blogging site. Most of the World leaders have started following him after May 16, the day Modi tweeted 'India Won'.

Under the 'silent' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, it was very tough for the journalists to get details from the PMO. Even the PMO tweets had no personal touch. They were very dry and official in nature.

But, Modi's tweets are more direct and have the assertive tone of a leader who wants to communicate directly with the people and outside World.

Once he takes oath as the Prime Minister on Monday, we can expect dozens of tweets from the Prime Minister everyday. Unless they are looking for some spicy or juicy news, it will be very easy for the media to follow the coveted Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

The new Prime Minister may make TV channels and newspapers irrelevant for the people who want to know what's happening at the Prime Minister's Office!