Follow the leader

Modi has become the third most followed leader on Twitter, next only to Obama and the Pope. Here is a look at their Twitter feeds. Themes range from messages of love, the promise of equal opportunities for all and progress reports

Barack Obama - @BarackObama (44 million followers)

July 9 — “You won’t go broke just because you got sick.” #OpportunityForAll (On Affordable Care Act) July 9 — “The hardest thing to change in politics is a stubborn status quo.” #OpportunityForAll July 9 — “Whenever I can go ahead and help families like yours and have the legal authority to do it, I’m going to do it.”

Pope Francis - @Pontifex (above 14 million followers across nine different language accounts )

July 8 — With God, nothing is lost; but without him, everything is lost. July 3 — Dear young people, do not give up your dreams of a more just world! July 1 — To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and in difficulty.

Narendra Modi - @narendramodi (5.18 million followers)

July 9 — Greetings on Aashadi Ekadashi. Best wishes to pilgrims praying at Pandharpur. May Lord Vitthal bless our nation. July 9 — With the blessings of Party elders & selfless efforts of Karyakartas, BJP’s mission of creating a strong & developed India continues. July 9 — I would like to specially thank Rajnath ji for his great leadership, under which the Party scaled new heights of success.