PM Narendra Modi's entry puts Truth Social on India's digital map

Prime Minister's presence catapults Trump-backed platform from rank 375 to 13 in a week

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi joining social networking site Truth Social this Monday, sharing a picture of himself with US President Donald Trump on stage in 2019, the app’s popularity has surged in India, with downloads hitting new highs in the country.

 

Truth Social is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group and has been used by the American president as a powerful tool to make key announcements and share his views with the world. The platform was launched by Trump in 2022, a year after he was banned from major social media sites like Facebook, Twitter (now