For "collectivising all the support" for him, Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says he is grateful to the social networking site Facebook.

Speaking in CNN's "Connect the World" programme, Musharraf said: "Let me say that analyzing the outcome of the Facebook, I knew I had a lot of support, but this support was all dispersed

all over the world."

The former president regularly answers questions and writes status updates on his Facebook page where he has tens of thousands of fans.

Musharraf further added," I always thought that dispersed support is weak support; collective support is strong support. So it is the medium of the Facebook which provided the connectivity to

collectivise all the support. I mean, that is how I take it."

"So therefore, I am very grateful to the Facebook for collectivising all the support that the -- that I have now," said Musharraf. (With Input from Agencies)