Raj Thackeray's Facebook page already has over 4 lakh likes!

Just after the launch, Raj Thackeray did a Facebook Live to answer the queries of citizens. Find out more

Raj Thackeray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) Chief is entering the digital domain. Facebook being a community of more than one billion will serve as a great medium for his motive of connecting to the masses. Thackeray claims that MNS pioneered in promotion on social media during elections.

You can take a look at his Facebook page here.

“It was the MNS which first used social media during the 2009 campaign, and only after that the BJP picked it up.” said Thackeray

Just after the launch, Raj Thackeray did a Facebook Live to answer the queries of citizens. His Facebook page already has 456, 016 Likes and the Live video has 12k reactions and over 900 shares. 

Twitter was overwhelmed with the news of Raj Thackeray entering the digital space and had a lot to say. However, it seemed more like an influencer marketing pillar supporting Thackeray’s Facebok entry.

Hashtag #RajThackerayOnFB has been trending on Twitter since the news first broke out. It is initiated in order to let the information of Raj Thackeray’s Facebook page launch flow to masses. A move well drafted and being apprehensive to the current market trends. Here are some examples:

Raj Thackeray also quoted to Hindustan Times - “Initially, I had planned to start a newspaper, but then it depends on advertisements. I realised that was not possible considering there are very few advertisers. I will now use this medium to convey my agenda and programmes.”

Well, this might add to the list of active politicians on social media. As of June 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the third most followed world leader on Twitter. Pope Francis and Donald Trump hold the first two positions.