The number of people following Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on his Twitter account crossed a whopping four million as on June 1, growing at a rapid pace ever since he joined the micro-blogging site in October 2009.
According to an official release, Mr. Naidu thanked those who supported him through their suggestions and comments, and stated that it was overwhelming to have such a massive following. He observed that the Real-Time Governance was able to touch a huge number of people and redress grievances with the help of online services. “The motive behind my online presence is to connect better with the people and disseminate information through the personalised channel. Taking insights from valuable feedback and, on its basis, redressing the grievances has been his driving force for using the social media platforms like Twitter actively,” he stated.