5Photo© hindustantimes.comPM Modi interacts with gaming influencers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 13 released a video of his interaction with some online video gaming influencers, recorded at his residence in March. Mr. Modi met Tirth Mehta, Animesh Agarwal, Anshu Bisht, Naman Mathur, Mithilesh Patankar, Ganesh Gangadhar, and Payal Dhare, all of whom go by different stage names online.
The outreach to gamers comes as a record number of 1.85 crore 18–19 year olds are registering to vote in the general elections in the coming weeks. Gaming is among the most popular video categories on YouTube in India.
Mr. Modi played Raji, a multi-platform adventure game available on PC and gaming consoles, made in India. He also played Stumble Guys, a multiplayer survival royale game. On a virtual reality headset, he played Beat Saber, a rhythm game.