{"id":260508,"date":"2020-04-30T09:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T04:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=260508"},"modified":"2020-04-30T09:49:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T04:49:12","slug":"white-house-unfollows-modi-on-twitter-and-india-is-not-too-happy-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/white-house-unfollows-modi-on-twitter-and-india-is-not-too-happy-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Unfollows Modi on Twitter and India is Not Too Happy About It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The White House&#8217;s Twitter account just unfollowed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indians are losing it. They also allegedly unfollowed the Indian President and Prime Minister&#8217;s office accounts as well.<\/p>\n<p>This really goes to show relationships aren&#8217;t what they seem on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 weeks ago, a diplomatic victory was claimed as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@whitehouse<\/a> followed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> &amp; several Indian accounts, post export of anti-malarial drugs<\/p>\n<p>We tracked following behavior. <\/p>\n<p>Now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> &amp; rest have been unfollowed.<\/p>\n<p>Do we get the drugs back, or was 2 weeks the deal? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUyXyqGJyN\">pic.twitter.com\/SUyXyqGJyN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; joyojeet pal (@joyopal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joyopal\/status\/1255222091466637312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"b-article__lead\">\n<p>The White House Twitter account started following Indian PM Narendra Modi after India sent the United States hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. This made PM Modi the first world leader to be followed by the White House. Maybe it was a relationship of necessity, as Jane Austin warned us about this?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/if-you-have-corona-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If You Have Corona and You Know it, Clap Your Hands: Modi<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It later turned out that the anti-malarial drug does not work as a treatment for the Coronavirus and only helps a select few people.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe that&#8217;s why the White House backtracked on their follow? Whatever the reason <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=white%20house%20modi&amp;src=typeahead_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Indians aren&#8217;t taking this lightly<\/a>. As one Twitter user put it;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIndia will not forget this petty act of the US\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0939\u093e\u0907\u0921\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0932\u094b\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0928<\/a> \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0935\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0907\u091f \u0939\u093e\u0909\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 PM \u0915\u094b \u092b\u093c\u0949\u0932\u094b\u0964 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 PM \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0915\u0947\u0932\u0947 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092c\u0928\u0947 \u0925\u0947\u0964 <\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u092c \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092f\u093e \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0932\u093e\u092f\u0915\u093c \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093f\u0932\u093e! \u0935\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0907\u091f \u0939\u093e\u0909\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u2018\u091b\u094b\u091f\u093e \u0939\u0930\u0915\u0924\u2019 \u0915\u094b \u092f\u093e\u0926 \u0930\u0916\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hABXggdzLe\">pic.twitter.com\/hABXggdzLe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Umashankar Singh \u0909\u092e\u093e\u0936\u0902\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 (@umashankarsingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umashankarsingh\/status\/1255314745487474693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The outrage does not end there. Like any messy break-up, India wants its stuff back:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mr <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> And <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> U disrepect 130cr Indians by Unfollowing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rashtrapatibhvn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> This showing that America Is Not Reliable &amp; Unfaithful . H2Cl Mil gaya kaam hogaya. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/namo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#namo<\/a> ji ko Samjhna padega Aise unreliable logo se dur rahe plz<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Devashish Ganguly (@Devashishgang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Devashishgang\/status\/1255617679437836288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeetfunniesttt\/status\/1255627305688260608<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White house unfollowed Modi<br \/>But news channels are not showing this? <br \/>Why <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gnJjScVuaA\">pic.twitter.com\/gnJjScVuaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; S. Srivastava (@ShlokamS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShlokamS\/status\/1255643807422525440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Indian Twitter is rallying to unfollow the White House now. Maybe it was better they didn&#8217;t act extra to begin with.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All indians unfollow the white house and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> , because he unfollow our PM . Please<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aajtak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aajtak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Republic_Bharat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Republic_Bharat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unfollowtrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unfollowtrump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Deepak \u0938\u0948\u0928\u0940 (@Deepakk64240111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deepakk64240111\/status\/1255662323626389506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others thought now&#8217;s a good time to troll the trolls.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaDiLDa19401357\/status\/1255634998343892994<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White House unfollow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PM<\/a> Modi and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/president?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#president<\/a> <br \/>Any of the Bhakt will say anything <br \/>Ashamed<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Alone (@Tfkdon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tfkdon\/status\/1255637138793627649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BilalAkbarLone\/status\/1255511899325726726<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-article__lead\">\n<p>Originally, the White House followed 13 accounts, all from the US. But just recently, they followed three non-US accounts &#8211; President of India, the Prime Minister&#8217;s office, and the Indian Embassy in Washington DC. So now that they unfollowed these Indian accounts, some people really don&#8217;t get what the fuss is about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Because Donald Trump Bhai is our friend and we are doing what he wants.<br \/>&quot;Gila shikwa apno se hi hota hai.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arshad Kamal (@akdxb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akdxb\/status\/1255665930824290305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/india-uses-tableeghi-jamaat-as-scapegoat-for-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India Uses Tableeghi Jamaat as Scapegoat for Coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On the other hand, some people speculate this has something to do with India landing on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom&#8217;s (USCIRF) list of &#8216;<em>countries of particular concern<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First, The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> un-followed Modi on Twitter &amp; then <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCIRF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USCIRF<\/a> moved India to its category of greatest concern that would be subject to sanctions which reflects the current bitterness between the US &amp; India.<\/p>\n<p>Irony: India wanted to isolate Pakistan but trapped in its own skin! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FICm1VwMHM\">pic.twitter.com\/FICm1VwMHM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Sana (@_DrS_anaK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_DrS_anaK\/status\/1255647430521040897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White House unfollows Twitter handles of Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister&#39;s office, the President of India, and Indian embassy in Washington.This comes a day after a US government panel called for India to be put on religious freedom blacklist<\/p>\n<p>\u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0648 \u0627\u06a9\u06cc\u0644\u0627 \u06a9\u0631\u0646\u06d2\u0686\u0644\u06d2 \u062a\u06be\u06d2 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Invisible Soldiers of Islam_313 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@TeamPakFouj313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamPakFouj313\/status\/1255608443609788417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We demand more from United States not to just unfollow modi on twitter. We also demand to have an sharp eye on Kashmir issue which is very salient issue for us and ask india to conduct a freedom memorandum. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ellxBe6qTP\">https:\/\/t.co\/ellxBe6qTP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tauqeer Ahmed (@tauqeer_24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tauqeer_24\/status\/1255646387687100424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So what do you think? Is this a social media lovers&#8217; quarrel taken a bit too far? Or just a storm in a teacup? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House&#8217;s Twitter account just unfollowed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indians are losing it. They also allegedly unfollowed the Indian President and Prime Minister&#8217;s office accounts as well. This really goes to show relationships aren&#8217;t what they seem on social media. 2 weeks ago, a diplomatic victory was claimed as @whitehouse followed @narendramodi &amp; several Indian accounts, post [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/white-house-unfollows-modi-on-twitter-and-india-is-not-too-happy-about-it\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":260511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1292,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-260508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-humor","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"Overreaction much?","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Modi-Trump-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Modi-Trump-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Modi-Trump.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Humor","Social Media"],"title_text":"White House Unfollows Modi on Twitter and India is Not Too Happy About It","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1292,1291&exclude=260508","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260508"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=260508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}