Modi asks supporters to remove 'Modi Ka Parivar' from social media

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked supporters to remove the "Modi Ka Parivar" suffix from their social media handles. On Tuesday, he claimed that the message was effectively conveyed after the BJP-led NDA's win in Lok Sabha polls, PTI reported.

BJP leaders and a large section of their supporters added the Modi Ka Parivar" (Modi's family) suffix to their social media handles in March. This was after JDU patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav mentioned Modi did not have a family of his own. Modi scored then with the statement that the people of India are his family.

On Tuesday, Modi wrote on X, "Through the election campaign, people across India added 'Modi Ka Parivar' to their social media as a mark of affection towards me. I derived a lot of strength from it. The people of India have given the NDA a majority for the third consecutive time, a record of sorts, and have given us the mandate to keep working for the betterment of our nation."

"With the message of all of us being one family having been effectively conveyed, I would once again thank the people of India and request that you may now remove 'Modi Ka Parivar' from your social media properties. The display name may change, but our bond as one Parivar striving for India's progress remains strong and unbroken," he wrote.

The prime minister, who assented to the top seat for the third time, changed his profile picture and header photos on X. The latest pictures are of his first day in office and his government's swearing-in ceremony for the third term.