The White House followed the Twitter handles of the Indian Prime Minister, his office, the Indian President and the Indian Embassy in the United States.

The White House followed the Twitter handles of Narendra Modi, his office, the Indian president and the Indian embassy in the United States. The White House has about 21 million followers worldwide.

In India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed frustration over the White House's move to remove or follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kavand's Twitter handle.

In a tweet on Wednesday, he urged the Indian Foreign Ministry to take note. The White House was following 19 Twitter handles, of which only five were non-US, all Indian. The total number of Twitter handles in the White House is 13, all of which are American.