German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday sharply criticized Elon Musk's backing of the right-wing parties in the European Union, calling it "really disgusting" and said it was hindering democracy in the bloc.

Elon Musk has openly backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calling it Germany's only saviour. At a recent AfD campaign event, he urged supporters to move beyond their "past guilt" - an apparent reference to the country's Nazi past.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has continued to voice his opposition of billionaire Elon Musk, labeling his actions as “disgusting” in his latest comments about the tech mogul. Speaking to CNN Tuesday,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sharply criticized Elon Musk due to the billionaire's support for right-wing parties in the European Union, reports Reuters. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated in a conversation with the media in Berlin that Elon Musk interferes in favor of right-wing politicians across Europe.

Elon Musk has been accused by Olaf Scholz of “supporting extreme Right positions” after he performed a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute at an inauguration event. The tech mogul twice threw his arm into the air at a rally for Donald Trump on Monday, provoking criticism from commentators who said it was a fascist gesture.

Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, The Hindu newspaper reported, citing news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized billionaire Elon Musk for backing far-right political forces across the European Union, calling his actions “really disgusting” and harmful to democracy in the bloc.

CNN data guru Harry Enten offered a humbling analysis of the popularity of the world's richest man Tuesday evening, noting that Elon Musk's polling numbers were so bad, he was pulling down President Donald Trump.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday strongly criticized US billionaire Elon Musk for his support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calling it "disgusting." Scholz told journalists on the sidelines of an election campaign event in Berlin that,

If German Chancellor Olaf Scholz undertook to condemn those who support the real ultra-right in Europe, he should start with self-condemnation. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt."