New Delhi: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw countered Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on his claim that after the COVID-19 pandemic, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, lost elections in 2024, asserting that his statement was “factually incorrect”.
In a post on X, Vaishnaw said as the world’s largest democracy, India conducted the 2024 general election involving more than 640 million (64 crore) voters.
“People of India reaffirmed their trust in NDA led by PM Narendra Modi ji’s leadership. Mr Zuckerberg’s claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections, lost post-COVID is factually incorrect,” he noted.
Zuckerberg had reportedly claimed in a podcast that in elections around the world in 2024, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, lost power.
Tagging Meta, he said it is “disappointing” to see misinformation from Zuckerberg himself. “Let’s uphold facts and credibility,” Vaishnaw said.
