India, March 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created ripples across social media after announcing his intent to give up his accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. "This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted," tweeted PM Modi last evening.

The tweet has set all social media platforms abuzz with discussions on the possible reasons for PM Narendra Modi to give up his accounts, as well as given rise to hashtags such as No Sir, No Modi No Twitter, and Modi Quits Social Media. PM Modi's tweet alone has garnered over 98,000 replies, 48,000 retweets and 1,68,900 likes.

While some are requesting Narendra Modi to drop this idea, the rest are ...