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Meta India Apologizes for Zuckerberg’s Comment on India Elections, Calls It an Unintentional Error

Meta India Apologizes for Zuckerberg’s Comment on India Elections, Calls It an Unintentional Error

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, Meta India issued an apology for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks during a podcast, where he stated that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections. The company described the statement as an “unintentional error.”

Meta India Apologizes for CEO's Remarks on 2024 Elections

Meta India has issued an apology on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, for remarks made by CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a podcast. Zuckerberg had stated that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, which the company described as an “inadvertent error.”

Addressing the issue on 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 the 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.”

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had earlier criticized Zuckerberg’s comments on the Joe Rogan podcast, stating:
“Mr. Zuckerberg’s claim that most incumbent governments, including India in the 2024 elections, lost post-COVID is factually incorrect,” in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on January 13.

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