Colin Powell posts 60-year old 'selfie' on Facebook for 'Throwback Thursday'

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Mar 14 2014 | 3:10 PM IST

General Colin Powell, former secretary of state has reportedly proved that he is the 'selfie master' by posting a 60 year old selfie of himself on Facebook.

Posting his picture in the "Throwback Thursday" fun on Facebook, Powell wrote that he was doing selfies 60 years before Facebook folks.

Powell also took a dig at American stand-up comedian Ellen DeGeneres who recently tried to co-opt selfies as her own, with two different phones: Ellen Degeneres, Cnet reported.

The photo is said to have gone viral with political luminaries as Mark Zuckerberg liking the picture.

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First Published: Mar 14 2014 | 2:58 PM IST

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