US President Donald Trump’s remark that his country spent $21m to boost voter turnout in India’s elections has triggered a political slugfest in the country.
He made the remark days after a team led by Elon Musk said it had cancelled the payout as part of its crackdown on a US agency providing foreign aid.
India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called the payout an “external interference” and accused the opposition Congress party of seeking this intervention.
The Congress denied the allegation, calling Trump’s claims “nonsensical”. The US has not provided any evidence to support its claim.
Threw one of his dictator buddies a bone so they have an excuse to take away a bunch of voting rights!