Indian cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni supports Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' campaign

M S Dhoni’s current Facebook display picture

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Facebook headquarters has captured the imagination of social media. Most people, who were in favour of digitising India, decided to change their display pictures using the Indian tri-colour as the foreground. With several notable celebrities and the mass, adoring and ridiculing the move at the same time, Indian cricket Captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his intentions very clear.

Dhoni changed his Facebook display picture last night, to support ‘Digital India’. The image depicts Dhoni looking at his baby with the tri-colour across the foreground. He is currently preparing for the South Africa series.

Narendra Modi, who is currently touring the US, met the CEO’s of Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google and many other, in an attempt to spread the ‘Digital India’ movement. Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said, I changed my profile picture to support Digital India, the Indian government's effort to connect rural communities to the internet and give people access to more services online. Looking forward to discussing this with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Facebook today,”

Google CEO Sundar Pichai even promised Modi, WiFi connectivity across 500 train stations.

Thanking Zuckerberg, Modi mentioned on Facebook, “Thanks Mark Zuckerberg for the support. I changed my DP in support of the efforts towards a Digital India. You too can change your DP at fb.com/supportdigitalindia.”

Support Digital India at fb.com/supportdigitalindia

Posted by MS Dhoni on Sunday, September 27, 2015

Dhoni is the only sportsperson, who has decided to take the public ‘Digital India’ plunge. However, celebrities and politicians alike have also joined the bandwagon. Well-known actresses such as Madhuri Dixit and Priyamani have also announced their support towards the cause. Dr Raman Singh, the Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh has also donned the tri-colour. Kerala-based actor Dulquer Salmaan has also supported the cause.

Sundar Pichai explained how Google street view could make the Indian railways much safer and increase its navigational capabilities. Modi was also intrigued by finding Khagaul in Bihar, via Google Campus, which he said could be applied to everyday life. He also urged google employees, to use the tools at their disposal to look for problems such as poverty.

He was also confident about the implementation of technology bringing a qualitative change to daily lives in India. However, that being said, several people have criticised Modi’s stance on the matter, arguing that India has bigger problems to deal with.