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The reason why White House 'unfollowed' PM Modi, Prez Kovind on Twitter

The White House Twitter handle had started 'following' the accounts of PM Modi and President Kovind during Trump's visit to India in February this year

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BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
The White House has explained that its Twitter handle typically 'follows' the accounts of officials from host countries for a brief period during a presidential trip to retweet their messages in support of the visit.

During President Donald Trump's visit to India in the last week of February, the official Twitter handle of the White House -- @WhiteHouse -- had started 'following' the accounts of President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister's office, the Indian Embassy in the US, the US Embassy in India and the US Ambassador to India, Ken Juster.

Early this week, the