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Meta India said on Wednesday that its CEO Mark Zuckerberg had said that India's current government lost the 2024 elections because of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an "unintentional mistake." The company said: "Mark's tips apply to multiple countries, but not India.""We apologize for this inadvertent error. India is a very important country for Meta and we look forward to being at the center of its innovative future,” said Shivnath Thukral, vice president of Meta India at X. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey announced on Tuesday announced that his team would call up Mehta.

Dear Honourable Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw , 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…

— Shivnath Thukral (@shivithukral) January 14, 2025

However, after Mehta India's apology, Dubey told News18, "This apology is a victory for 140 million Indians." The BJP MP's action on Tuesday came after Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnu criticized Facebook co-founder and majority shareholder Mark Zuckerberg had. Mehta's group of companies was accused of making "factually incorrect" statements that the current Indian government lost the 2024 elections due to issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Vaishnow said in a meta tag on X and other social media platforms: “It is disappointing to see such misinformation from Mr. Zuckerberg himself. Let's stick to the facts and the truth." From free food for 800 million people, 2.2 billion free vaccines and aid to countries around the world during the Covid-19 era to India's emergence as an emerging superpower, Prime Minister said Modi in his third term. and public trust.”

On Joe Rogan's podcast, Zuckerberg said that 2024 would be a big election year globally, with incumbents losing in many countries, including India. Whether this inflation is caused by economic policies to combat the coronavirus or by governments' response to the coronavirus, there is some kind of global phenomenon, and this effect is only being felt in the United States. It is a very widespread global phenomenon, he said. “Confidence has eroded at least among some members of the Congress and perhaps among these democratic institutions as a whole.” Although the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its majority in the 2024 elections, the ruling coalition led by the same party won. The party won a comfortable majority, paving the way for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third consecutive term.