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Rahul Gandhi a hit on Facebook

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is a hit on Facebook. He has a fan page following of 67,921 people, which could be among the largest for any leader in the country on the popular social networking site.

Mr. Gandhi's Facebook account, which the Congress says has not been created by him, has 4,999 friends listed in it. It has photographs and videos as well as regular updates.

Rahul's sister Priyanka Vadra too has a fan page, with 17,469 people listed as followers .Another page, titled “Priyanka Gandhi politician,” has 163 followers. Party president Sonia Gandhi has a page, which lists her as an author, with 1,283 people ‘liking' it. There is another page that lists her as a ‘politician.' Chairman of the computer department of the Congress Vishwajeet P. Singh said some of the pages gave information taken from Wikipedia and are “definitely” not created by the office of either Mr. Gandhi or Ms. Gandhi. — PTI

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