The rise of the ‘cyber Hindu’

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The young professionals in their 20s and 30s come from vastly different regions of India and varied backgrounds. They first “met†on Twitter, spotting each other on the micro-blogging site where they voiced a common desire – to see Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi become the next prime minister. After online introductions, they met face-to-face on their own initiative, and, finding they had plenty in common, gather monthly in the nation’s capital to talk about life, work, and, most importantly, how to make a difference in India’s upcoming election. The men insisted they paid for their own expenses, and only one of them was associated with Modi’s party. Tiny cells of friends like this one are being created up and down the country, they say – a rare instance of India’s politically apathetic urban middle class getting drawn into activism. Many come together of their own volition, others with a nudge from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The young pro-Modi activists are being dubbed “cyber-Hindusâ€. When online, they spread Modi’s message, counter newspaper criticism of him and question reporters’ integrity, or mock the Gandhi dynasty that runs the Congress party and has dominated Indian politics since independence in 1947.

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/the-rise-of-the-cyber-hindu-and-what-it-means-for-modi-1261161.html :proud: :isalute: ps: This may be wrong term as there every possibility of other religion people who support Modi online , still....