A political slugfest has broken out in India after US President Donald Trump claimed that his nation had spent $21 million to increase voter turnout in the country’s elections.
Days after a group headed by Elon Musk announced that it had canceled the payout as part of its crackdown on a US foreign aid agency, he made the statement.
The payout was referred to as “external interference” by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which also charged that the opposition Congress party had requested the intervention.
The Congress referred to Trump’s assertions as “nonsensical” and rejected the accusation. The United States has not offered any proof to back up its goal.
NOVEMBER 19: Elon Musk and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump see the SpaceX Starship rocket’s sixth test flight launch in Brownsville, November 19, 2024.
