The Twitter account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website and mobile app was hacked early this morning, the micro-blogging site has confirmed.
Twitter said that it has taken "steps to secure the compromised account" and is "actively investigating" the situation.
The Twitter account goes by the handle narendramodi_in and has 2.5 million followers and over 37,000 tweets since it was created in May 2011. The last tweet from the account was on August 31. The tweet has a quote of PM Modi from his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat".
The hacker had posted tweets asking for followers to donate to PM National Relief Fund through crypto currency. However, these tweets have now been deleted.
Several screenshots of the tweets went viral and the hacker identified himself as 'John Wick.'
"We're aware of this activity and have taken steps to secure the compromised account. We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement.
