Meta Apologises For Mark Zuckerberg's Remark On India Polls
Meta India apologised on Wednesday for Mark Zuckerberg's remark that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, calling it an "inadvertent error".

Meta India apologised on Wednesday for Mark Zuckerberg's remark that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, calling it an "inadvertent error".
Responding to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's post-fact-checking Zuckerberg's remark on 2024 elections across the globe, Meta India's vice-president (public policy) Shivnath Thukral said, "Dear Honourable Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, 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."
The apology comes a day after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the Parliamentary standing committee on Communication and Information Technology, said Meta would be summoned on grounds of spreading misinformation for Zuckerberg's remark.
Re-tweeting Thukral's post, Nishikant Dubey today said the apology was a "victory of the common citizens" of India. However, he underscored that the House panel would summon Meta and other social media platforms on other matters in the future.
In a podcast on January 10, the 40-year-old Facebook co-founder said the Covid pandemic had led to an erosion of trust in incumbent governments the world over. He incorrectly cited India's example in this connection. "2024 was a very big election year around the world and all these countries, India, had elections. The incumbents basically lost every single one. There is some sort of a global phenomenon - whether it was because of inflation or the economic policies to deal with Covid or just how the governments dealt with Covid. It seems to have had this effect that's global," he said.
Soon after, Union Minister Vaishnaw fact-checked the remark and said the people of India had reaffirmed their trust in the NDA led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in last year's Lok Sabha election.
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