Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dropped the ‘Chowkidar’ (watchman) prefix from his official Twitter handle and urged BJP leaders to do the same.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to sweep the 2019Lok Sabha polls, he tweeted: “The people of India became Chowkidars andrendered great service to the nation. Chowkidar has become a powerful symbol tosafeguard India from the evils of casteism, communalism, corruption andcronyism. Now, the time has come to take the Chowkidar spirit to the nextlevel.”
“Keep this spirit alive at every moment and continueworking for India’s progress. The word ‘Chowkidar’ goes from my Twitter namebut it remains an integral part of me. Urging you all to do the same too,”he added.
In March, Modi tweeted a video with the hashtag’#MainBhiChowkidar’ (I am also a watchman) and called all those a watchman whoare fighting corruption, dirt, social evils and are working for the progress ofIndia.Soon after, the Prime Minister added ‘Chowkidar’prefix to his Twitter handle, and several BJP leaders followed.