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India: The Twittering Minister

Saturday, June 13th, 2009 @ 14:41 UTC

by Rezwan

Countries:: India
Topics:: Governance, Internet & Telecoms
Languages:: English

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Inde : Le Ministre accro à Twitter...

Shashi Tharoor becomes the first Indian minister on Twitter and this has sparked a debate: “Should government ministers use Twitter to keep the public informed of their daily activities?”, informs Sepia Mutiny.

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