PM Modi changes profile picture on Twitter and Facebook

April 14: Shortly after his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday changed his profile picture on his Twitter and Facebook accounts. In his new profile picture, the Prime Minister is seen covering his face with a cloth, in order to create awareness among people during coronavirus outbreak that covering face with a cloth, or a mask is important when COVID-19 cases are on a rise in the country.

The new Twitter profile picture was uploaded minutes after the PM addressed the nation during which he announced that the COVID-19 lockdown has been extended till May 3. The new picture shows PM Modi with his mouth and nose covered with a traditional ‘gamcha’ (towel-like cloth) and is taken from the opening shot of his address today.

The current 21-day nationwide lockdown has been extended till May 3 with promises of relaxation from April 20 for areas without hotspots. In a televised address to the nation, Modi said the extension of lockdown is very necessary to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.