Meta India apologises for CEO Zuckerberg's remark on India elections; terms it inadvertent error
The Hindu
Meta India VP apologizes for Mark Zuckerberg's incorrect remarks on India's 2024 elections, debunked by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Meta India on Wednesday (January 15, 2025) apologised for CEO Mark Zuckerberg's remarks during a podcast that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, and termed it an "inadvertent error".
Taking to X, Meta India's Vice President Shivnath Thukral wrote: "Dear Honourable Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw, Mark's observation that many incumbent parties were not re-elected in 2024 elections holds true for several countries, BUT not India." "We would like to apologise for this inadvertent error. India remains an incredibly important country for @Meta and we look forward to being at the heart of its innovative future," he further said.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had earlier called out the remarks made by Mr. Zuckerberg on the Joe Rogan podcast. "Mr. Zuckerberg's claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections, lost post-COVID is factually incorrect," Mr. Vaishnaw had said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on January 13.
"As the world's largest democracy, India conducted the 2024 elections with over 640 million voters. People of India reaffirmed their trust in NDA led by PM @narendramodi Ji's leadership," said Mr. Vaishnaw, who is Minister for Information and Broadcasting as well as IT.
The Minister had debunked Mr. Zuckerberg's remarks as misinformation, and made it clear that Meta must uphold facts and credibility.
"From free food for 800 million, 2.2 billion free vaccines, and aid to nations worldwide during COVID, to leading India as the fastest-growing major economy, PM Modi's decisive 3rd-term victory is a testament to good governance and public trust. @Meta, it's disappointing to see misinformation from Mr. Zuckerberg himself. Let's uphold facts and credibility," Mr. Vaishnaw had said.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the Parliament's Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, had on Tuesday said that the panel will summon the firm following its chairman's comments that India's ruling dispensation lost the Lok Sabha election last year.
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