Mark Zuckerberg remarks on India's elections: Meta apologises

Meta on Wednesday offered an apology for false statement made by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg claiming that India was among countries where incumbent governments lost elections due to weak Covid 19 response.

Vice-President, Public Policy, Meta India Shivnath Thukral, took to X to say sorry on Zuckerberg's behalf.

"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 for @Meta and we look forward to being at the heart of its innovative future," Thukral said tagging information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw who had called out Meta chief for his patently false remarks on a popular podcast on Friday.

On Tuesday, chairman of parliamentary committee on IT and Communications, Nishikant Dubey, said his panel would summon Meta India, which would have to apologise for the false statement of its CEO.