Rahul trumps Tharoor as most followed Cong leader on Twitter
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has become the most followed party leader on micro-blogging site Twitter with 6.78 million followers, surpassing senior leader Shashi Tharoor who has 6.7 million followers. Expressing happiness at being overtaken, Tharoor said, "It is only fitting. And as one who has been urging him for years to be on Twitter...I feel a certain sense of vindication." 