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In the last two months since joining Twitter, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has been visibly trying to match the mighty aura of his predecessor, Sushma Swaraj.
Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar — Minister of External Affairs
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Social Media Footprint
My first tweet.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 1, 2019
Thank you all for the best wishes!
Honoured to be given this responsibility.
Proud to follow on the footsteps of @SushmaSwaraj ji
When Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took charge of a ministry known to extend a helping hand to Indians in distress across the world, the shoes to be filled where huge. Unlike other ministers striving to create a niche for themselves, he had to match the chronicles of Sushma Swaraj. In the two months that have elapsed, he has been able to put up regular updates, direct embassies and share the progress of cases that have managed to get highlighted in public and media. So far, he is only using Twitter to communicate with people on social media.
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Sharing a slice of work
Thank you for the greetings Minister @Ymahmoudali. The opening of our Diplomatic Mission in Djibouti, would take our bilateral relations to greater heights. Look forward to working with you https://t.co/FsNvoYfmaf
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 4, 2019
An essential part of Jaishankar's communication is to build and maintain ties with the whos who of the world. To this effect, Twitter acts as a powerful tool to communicate for everyone is here and all interactions are public. Though there haven't been many instances yet, there are signs that Jaishankar is regardful of how important language is to his profile and the imagery exuded on social media.
আজ বাংলাদেশের সাবেক রাষ্ট্রপতি জনাব হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদের মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করছি। ভারতের সঙ্গে বিশেষ দ্বিপাক্ষিক সম্পর্কে তাঁর অবদান এবং বাংলাদেশে জনকল্যাণমূলক কাজের জন্য তিনি স্মরণীয় হয়ে থাকবেন ।
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 14, 2019
People connect
Good work @IndAmbFrance & team for providing such quick service! https://t.co/y1AgL9ujZu
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 5, 2019
While most politicians post pictures of public interactions to add a non-official touch to their communication, the case is slightly different for an external affairs minister. Here, the public connect is displayed using progress reports of cases where people are in distress. Public interactions here are through quote tweets where persons are reassured that help is on the way and later, to put across a success story.