In the midst of a political storm in India after Narendra Modi was 'unfollowed' by the White House, the office of US President Donald Trump has clarified the matter. The White House says that when President Trump visits a country, he usually 'briefly' follows the Twitter handle of the host country's key officials. The purpose is to retweet the message of the host country official in support of President Trump's visit.

When Donald Trump came to India in late February, the White House followed PM Twitter and other Twitter handles. A White House official says that this is a routine process. According to a White House official, the White House only follows the Twitter handle associated with the US government.

Earlier, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had said that he was disappointed by the White House 'unfollowing' President Ramnath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter and the Ministry of External Affairs should take cognizance of it.

He tweeted, "I am disappointed by the White House" unfollowing our President and Prime Minister on Twitter ". Gandhi said the Ministry of External Affairs should take cognizance of this.

Let us tell you that recently the White House had followed President Ramnath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, although now the Twitter handle of both the leaders is not in the follow list of the White House. Significantly, the Twitter handle of the White House is currently following only 13 people, who are the handles of the top people of the US government.