New Delhi: India's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), SY Quraishi has joined micro-blogging site Twitter.

And Mr Quraishi says he has to thank the youth of the country and his son for it.

At last, I have surrendered to twitter! Thanks to my son @mustafaquraishi and the youth of India for inspiring me.

— Dr. S.Y. Quraishi (@DrSYQURAISHI) February 27, 2012

In opening a Twitter account, Quraishi has followed in the footsteps of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose office now makes it a point to keep the followers posted of all major happenings in the PMO.

When asked on the reasons behind his opening an account on the social media site, Mr Quraishi told PTI, "It is part of our efforts to reach out to voters and create awareness about
voter education."

He said, "We need to reach out to voters of all ages and  classes. Social media is the latest media. This was earlier left out. We feel that gap we have tried to fill up now."

Mr Quraishi said that "We feel voter education is of paramount importance to make elections successful and meaningful."

Mr Quraishi has already started answering election-related queries of those following him on the social networking site.

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