New
Delhi: Facebook and Whats App may have killed the old age practice of writing
letters, but a look at a post office responsible for delivering snail mail at
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence
will force you to change your opinion.
According
to a news report published in the Wall Street Journal,
at an average, 3,000 to 5,000 letters addressed to Prime Minister of India arrive at the Nirman Vihar Post Office in New Delhi.
No other
Prime Minister, even before the advent of internet, when snail mails were the
order of the day, enjoyed such popularity in the country.
So much
so, the Nirman Bhawan Post Office had to especially recruit two additional
staff to counter the large influx of mail from the supporters of the PM.
The
traffic was especially heavy during the recently concluded festive season, when
people from across the country wrote in to wish the Prime Minister.
Many
attribute the rise in popularity of the PM to his ability to connect with the
people at the grass-root level.
A record,
1,00,000 letters arrived for the PM on his birthday on 17 September.
Most of
these letters are simple expressions of support and gratitude. Some of the
letters addressed the Prime Minister as "The Pride of India: Narendra Modi",
"His Excellency", "Namo, Namo, the conqueror'.
Rest are
mostly complaints, request to expediate a pending process or simply request for
assistance.