PM Modi's Twitter account hacked with announcement India would adopt Bitcoin

However, it was Fake News.

On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was compromised for a brief period. And was restored after sharing a link promising a Bitcoin giveaway.

Soon after the hack, the unauthorized tweet was deleted, and the Prime Minister's official account confirmed the hack.

"In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored," the Prime Minister's office said.

In November, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government had no proposal to recognize Bitcoin as a currency in the country.

Earlier, in September 2020, the Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website and mobile app was hacked.