Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was briefly compromised on December 12, the PMO tweeted.

“The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored,” the tweet said.

The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured.

In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 11, 2021

During the time the account was compromised, a tweet was sent falsely saying that India had officially adopted Bitcoin as the legal tender, and that the country has bought the digital currency which it would distribute to citizens.” The tweet has now been deleted.

Shortly after the incident, PM Modi was back to tweeting as per usual on Sunday morning. In separate tweets, he wished Sharad Pawar on his birthday and stated that he would be participating in the “Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs 5 Lakh” programme at noon.