President Pranab Mukherjee just a tweet away @RashtrapatiBhvn

"Rashtrapati Bhavan is now on Twitter. Please follow us for regular updates." - said the opening tweet @RashtrapatiBhvn as the President Pranab Mukherjee made his debut on Twitter this afternoon. Within few hours of his presence on social media, the page attarcted over 10.5k followers. This is the officially verified page of the President which is handled by the President's Secretariat and every tweet comes with a personal signature from Mukherjee.  

Here is what the President's handle tweeted: 

The President with winners of National Awards, Ship Guru Awards and Sant Kabir Awards for craftspersons and weavers pic.twitter.com/Xy6QeHLF26

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) July 1, 2014

Indigenous handicraft & handlooms cherished aspect of Indian life; reflects nation’s diversity & infinite creativity. -President Mukherjee

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) July 1, 2014

President presents National Awards, Shilp Guru Awards & Sant Kabir Awards to Artisans & Weavers for 2011. http://t.co/wluG3sAU2H

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) July 1, 2014

Some of the reactions on Twitter: 

@RashtrapatiBhvn The initiative of Sri. Pranab Mukherjee to bring general public closer to Rashrapati Bhavan it appreciated. #ChangingIndia

— Ronita (@rons1212) July 1, 2014

@RashtrapatiBhvn Sir if i ask u critical counstructive questions ... don't block me like @PMOIndia blocked. #RamadanMubarak

— Nadim Ram Ali(اللهॐ) (@NadimRamAli) July 1, 2014

Why 'A' was eaten up from Bhavan there? @RashtrapatiBhvn @htTweets Rashtrapati Bhavan is now on Twitter Please follow us for regular updates

— Rohit. (@Rohkyv) July 1, 2014

@RashtrapatiBhvn Are the tweets going to reflect independent views of Rashtrapati or will it be recommended by govt as other formal speech

— Hitesh Kumar Singh (@hiteshkrsingh) July 1, 2014