India counted 640 million votes in one day: Elon Musk on "tragic" delay in California results
The Hindu
Elon Musk criticizes US election process, praises India's efficiency in counting votes, highlighting California's slow ballot counting.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Sunday (November 24, 2024) took a swipe at the U.S.' electoral process with California yet to officially announce the results of the presidential polls, more than two weeks after it was held, and drew a contrast with the voting processes in India.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised India's election process, highlighting that the country was able to count a staggering 640 million votes in just one day.
Sharing a post on X, the social media platform that he owns, Mr. Musk wrote, "India counted 640 million votes in 1 day. California is still counting votes." He also posted a facepalm emoji with his post to express his resentment.
In contrast, Mr. Musk noted that California is still struggling to count its votes, which he termed as "tragic" in response to a meme posted by an X user.
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