On Friday evening when she tweeted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a compliment about his scarf, little did Shilpi Tewari know what would follow.
But less than a day later, came among the most incredible of Twitter-sponsored interventions in recent memory. A package - containing the peacock blue scarf and a black-and-white printout of her tweet signed by PM Modi himself.
Even by the high standards of social media responsiveness set by his cabinet colleagues Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu - this one was off the charts. Twitter agreed.
By all accounts Shilpi Tewari is an ardent follower of the Prime Minister and a vociferous supporter of his government on the social media platform. In return, PM Modi's personal account @narendramodi follows her too. A prolific Twitter user, Ms Tewari also has a verified account - something that certainly would have helped her tweet reach the right doors (tweets by verified users get special treatment by default on Twitter). But even then, the one-day gratification was remarkable to say the least.
It all started with this tweet:
I WANT that stole of @narendramodi!! pic.twitter.com/fGywtkAFXC
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) February 24, 2017
And then, just 21 hours later, came this:
Overwhelmed to receive blessings of Adiyogi from modern India's Karmayogi, PM @narendramodi, who is covering miles daily yet hears us all! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/QoT2pF6kK7
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) February 25, 2017
PM @narendramodi sent me this blessing because I had tweeted yesterday that I want this stole. Am I dreaming??https://t.co/nSoxL0Cbbm
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) February 25, 2017
Along with the stole came this signed paper .. can you imagine a PM who listens to your voices and takes time to respond & personalise !! pic.twitter.com/epIuftIpfz
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) February 25, 2017
I am so stunned and overwhelmed right now that I am frozen .. can't think how to respond. Matlab kamaal hi kar diya.
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) February 25, 2017
