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Indian government ranks ministers on their Twitter performance

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Union government has ranked its ministers on the basis of how quickly and efficiently they respond to people’s requests on Twitter. The foreign minister of India Sushma Swaraj has topped these rankings.

Indian government ranks ministers on their Twitter performance

  • Sushma is also the most followed foreign minister in the world according to Twiplomacy Study 2015 survey. The survey extends India’s foreign minister with 2,438,228 followers far ahead of Abdullah Bin Zayed, the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates
  • As on January 16, PM Modi had over 17,371,600 followers while Khan was being followed by 17,351,100 Twitter members.

The Top 5 Standings of the Survey

MinisterPortfolioRank
SushmaSwarajForeign Ministry1
Suresh PraphuRailway Minister2
PiyushGoyalPower Minister3
Mahesh SharmaTourism Minister4
Jayant SinhaState Finance Minister5

The railway minister Suresh Prabhu placed on 2nd position on this list. He has been very actively troubleshooting any problems the passengers tweet to him. He responds promptly to any emergencies reported to him through Twitter.

Twitter Followers in India

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