Taj Mahal becomes 'first Indian monument' to debut on Twitter
Agra, Aug 15: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav marked Independence Day on Saturday by launching the official Twitter account of the 17th century Taj Mahal.
The Uttar Pradesh Tourism said the Taj had become the first historical monument in the world to have its own Twitter account.
Introducing the page, the tourism department said: "The official Twitter handle of the world's most loved monument, located in Agra. One of the wonders of the world."
The page claimed there were two types of people: "Those who have visited me and follow me here and those who haven't seen me and yet follow me here."
There
are
two
kinds
of
ppl
in
the
world.
Those
who
have
visited
me
and
follow
me
here
and
those
who
haven't
seen
me
and
yet
follow
me
here.
—
Taj
Mahal
(@TajMahal)
August
15,
2015
Share
your
memories
of
@TajMahal
with
#MyTajMemory
&
get
retweeted
here.
—
Taj
Mahal
(@TajMahal)
August
15,
2015
Within an hour, it had more than 2,000 followers.
IANS