This Article is From Sep 27, 2015

For Facebook Townhall, PM Modi and Zuckerberg Change Their Display Pictures

For Facebook Townhall, PM Modi and Zuckerberg Change Their Display Pictures

PM Modi and Mark Zuckerberg's profile pictures on Facebook.

New Delhi: Hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Facebook headquarters in Silicon Valley, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a surprise: A profile picture on his Facebook account superimposed with the colours of the Indian flag.

Mr Zuckerberg has said he shares PM Modi's dream of bringing internet services to the masses.

His post, which had over 70,000 likes and over 10,000 shares in less than an hour, reads:

"I changed my profile picture to support Digital India, the Indian government's effort to connect rural communities to the internet and give people access to more services online. Looking forward to discussing this with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Facebook today."
There is also a link in his post that is meant to help Facebook users change their profile picture in a similar fashion.

Within minutes, PM Modi had changed his profile picture and thanked Mr Zuckerberg for his support for Digital India.

"Thanks Mark Zuckerberg for the support. I changed my DP (display picture) in support of the efforts towards a Digital India," he said in his post.

The Prime Minister's post also invites people to change their display picture.

Mr Zuckerberg's gesture drew many positive comments, with users thanking him for his support to Digital India.  

PM Modi's Townhall at Facebook is among the highlights of his five-day visit to the US -- his second since taking oath as PM last year.

PM Modi is one of the most followed world leaders on Facebook, which has the accounts of 100 million people in India.
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