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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Meta forced to apologise for Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about Modi election ‘loss’

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Meta has apologised after it was threatened with legal action by Indian lawmakers over Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about the country’s general election.

Shivnath Thukral, Meta India’s vice president of public policy, issued an apology on X after a parliamentary committee said it would summon the American company’s representatives to demand apology for Mr Zuckerberg’s remarks “tarnishing India’s image”.

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