| Revision as of 17:14, 3 September 2012 editVibhijain (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers16,387 edits add← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:15, 3 September 2012 edit undoVibhijain (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers16,387 edits →Background: fixNext edit → | ||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Modi was the first Indian politician to interact with citizens through live chat on Internet, joining the likes of ] and ].<ref name=ibn/> Google+'s ''Hangout'' feature allows ten people to group chat at a single time.<ref name=ibn/> The same day, the ] gave its statement on the ].<ref name=toi/> Hashtag #ModiHangout became the most trending in India at ] on the |
Modi was the first Indian politician to interact with citizens through live chat on Internet, joining the likes of ] and ].<ref name=ibn/> Google+'s ''Hangout'' feature allows ten people to group chat at a single time.<ref name=ibn/> The same day, the ] gave its statement on the ].<ref name=toi/> Hashtag #ModiHangout became the most trending term in India at ] on the day of the session, whereas #VoteOutModi, used by Modi's opponents, became the third most trending term in the country.<ref name=toi/> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 3 September 2012
Narendra Modi, chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, interacted with civilians on Google+ on 31 August 2012. The chat session was hosted by Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn. It was also live broadcast on YouTube, and Modi took part in it through Ahmadabad. The chat was schedule to start at 20:00 IST, but began 45 minutes late because of the reported crash of Google+ due to the response. The questions were to be submitted before the chat, and were mostly based on issues about education, youth empowerment, rural development and causes of urbanisation.
Background
Modi was the first Indian politician to interact with citizens through live chat on Internet, joining the likes of Barack Obama and Julia Gillard. Google+'s Hangout feature allows ten people to group chat at a single time. The same day, the Gujarat High Court gave its statement on the Naroda Patiya massacre. Hashtag #ModiHangout became the most trending term in India at Twitter on the day of the session, whereas #VoteOutModi, used by Modi's opponents, became the third most trending term in the country.
References
- ^ "Narendra Modi on Google Hangout, Ajay Devgn to host event". Times of India. TNN. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "People ask, Narendra Modi answers on Google Plus Hangout". New Delhi: CNN-IBN. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ R. Dinakaran (1 September 2012). "Modi chats live on Google Plus Hangout". Chennai: Business Line. Retrieved 3 September 2012.