Calling it an "inadvertent error", Meta India has apologised for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg's statement that the incumbent government in India lost elections in 2024 due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A Meta executive clarified that while Mark Zuckerberg's observation about many incumbent parties not being re-elected in the 2024 elections is true for several countries, it does not apply to India. Zuckerberg has earlier commented on the 2024 general election,

In a podcast, Mark Zuckerberg said that the incumbent government in India lost the election in 2024 due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reaction from Thukral came after Vaishnaw said Zuckerberg's claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections, lost post-Covid was factually incorrect.

Metas CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologises for comments regarding Indias elections, with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey stating the issue is now resolved.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had earlier called out the remarks made by Zuckerberg on the Joe Rogan podcast. "Mr. Zuckerberg's claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections,

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