A Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website appeared to be hacked early on Thursday with a series of tweets requesting its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency, which was subsequently taken down. 

Twitter did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Modi's office also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tweets posted on the account narendramodi_in.

(Cover photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2020. /Reuters)