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Ask A Question To The Indian Political Leaders Before LS Polls 2014 On Facebook

Feb 20, 2014, 12:26 IST
Facebook has acquired WhatsApp for a whooping US $19 billion. This is the big news of the day. Now that you know that, in other news Facebook India has opened a forum where people of India can ask questions to eminent Indian political leaders and PM candidates. The list of politicians includes Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and Lalu Prasad Yadav.
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The questions posted on the forum www.facebook.com/FacebookIndia which goes live today will be asked by Madhu Trehan live on NDTV between 3 and 8 of March, 2014. Social platforms such as Twitter and FB have become popular with the youth to voice out questions and comments. Facebook has millions of Indians on its platform, hence the idea of linking voters of India with their favourite candidate does look like a good one.

Out of the lot BJP seems to be the most active on social media, which is driving lot of votes in the country. Many have questions for leaders on their agendas, manifestos and promises. Also, how will they lead the country if they come to power is a common question asked by many. Will these be answered clearly using Facebook? We will know in couple of weeks.
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