CM Modi on Mashable
By Techgirl

Love him or hate him, the fact is Gujarat’s Chief Minister Mr. Modi is one of the pivotal players in India today.  Business giants like Tatas, Reliance, Maruti and hundreds more have set up shop in Gujarat. Mr. Modi’s tech savvy followers have ensured a very visible presence in the online world.

Mashable is the largest independent news source dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. Mashable’s 20 million monthly unique visitors and 4 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities. Mashable also syndicates its content to top publications including ABC News, CNN, Forbes, Metro, USA Today and Yahoo! News, amplifying its reach to many millions of additional readers each month.

Mashable is among the top 3 sites in the world in its niche.  Mashable has now opened online voting for its 2011 Mashable Awards.  In the 28 categories covering four content areas - Social Media, Tech, Business and Entertainment, a number of international personalities have been nominated including President Obama, Lady Gaga and Salman Rushdie.

There is one Indian among the Mashable finalists.  Among the must follow politician on social media is Gujarat’s Chief Minister

Must-Follow Politician on Social Media: This category honors the reader’s choice for the politician who best uses Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites.

Barack Obama – The U.S. President’s official Twitter account has over 11 million followers.
Cory Booker – The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
Ron Paul – The Republican Congressman from Texas has two official Twitter accounts.
Buddy Roemer – The former Governor and Congressman is a 2012 Presidential Candidate.
Bernie Sanders – The staff of the junior United States Senator from Vermont tweets on his behalf.
Herman Cain – The Republican Presidential Candidate from Georgia.
Narendra Modi – The Chief Minister of Gujarat, India.

Final voting is now open and will close on Dec. 16, 2011.  Winners will be announced on Mashable Dec. 19, and will be honored at the MashBash CES Jan. 11, 2012.

Techgoss note:  Techgirl is a senior Tech journalist who reports on the IT, KPO and KPO Sectors for a leading media house.  In her spare time, she dabbles in satire in her blog techgirltalk.blogspot.com.  Techgirl has been ejected from Twitter for satirizing an Indian Minister.  Her satire blog has links to her Times of India interview detailing her being kicked out of Twitter, and then being invited back.