Dhaka, March 18 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined Truth Social, the social media platform owned by former US President Donald Trump, making him one of the few global leaders on the site.

In his first post on Monday, Modi shared a photograph with Trump from his 2019 visit to Houston, Texas, expressing his pleasure at joining the platform, reports BBC.

Trump launched Truth Social in February 2022 after being temporarily banned from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook following accusations of inciting violence during the 2021 Capitol riots.

As of 03:30 GMT, Modi had 21,500 followers and was following only Trump and US Vice President JD Vance.

On Monday, Trump posted a link to Modi's interview with podcaster Lex Frid...