New Delhi:
Meta has apologized to the Indian government for its owner Mark Zuckerberg’s comments regarding the 2024 general elections. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently claimed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that after Covid-19, elections were held in many countries and the governments of many countries including India fell. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had said that after Covid-19, there has been change of government in almost all the countries of the world including India, which shows the lack of trust among the people towards the governments.
🔴BREAKING | ‘Meta’ apologizes for Zuckerberg’s wrong claim on India
Mark Zuckerberg claimed that 2024 was a year of turmoil for the world, in which there was overthrow of power in many countries including India. He said that the governments of many countries including India fell in the elections held after the Corona epidemic. This… pic.twitter.com/4eKvORmglH
— NDTV India (@ndtvindia) January 15, 2025
Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav Had expressed displeasure over Mark Zuckerberg’s statement. Now Meta India Vice President (Public Policy) Shivanand Thukral has apologized for this statement of Mark Zuckerberg. Shivanand Thukral said, “Dear Honorable Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Mark’s observation that many existing parties were not re-elected in the 2024 elections is true for many countries, but not for India. We have made this unintentional mistake. India remains an incredibly important country for Meta and we look forward to being at the center of its innovative future.
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.
Mr. Zuckerberg’s claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections,…
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) January 13, 2025
Ashwini Vaishnav had written in a post on social media platform But expressed confidence again.”
‘Giving wrong information is disappointing’
He said, “Zuckerberg’s claim that most of the current governments, including India, lost in the 2024 elections after Covid, is factually incorrect.” Ashwini Vaishnav also mentioned many major achievements under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ashwini Vaishnav wrote on It is very disappointing that Mark Zuckerberg has misinformed the public.
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