Here’s How Indians Reacted To Elon Musk’s Comments On Canada PM Justin Trudeau

Amid heightened diplomatic tensions between Canada and India, Elon Musk's response to a post about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resonated with many social media users in India. The billionaire has responded to and quoted several posts on X criticizing Mr. Trudeau in recent days. Last week, Musk predicted that Justin Trudeau would be ousted in the next election, expected to be held next October or earlier. “He will be gone in the next election,” Musk wrote on X in response to a user's request to help Canada remove Trudeau.

he will disappear in the next election

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2024

The billionaire also reshared another post showing a graph showing how Canada's GDP per capita has declined under the Trudeau government. “Awesome,” he wrote while responding to the tweet.

oh https://t.co/grHLNcXToA

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2024

Reacting to Musk's tweet, one Indian X user wrote: “He (Justin Trudeau) is another woke virus controlled by Khalistani terrorists. He has no respect whatsoever.” I wrote. “We agree with you,” said another.

X user Udayan Mukherjee commented, “I can't wait! Trudeau is a disaster!” and user Shubham Chaudhary said, “I hope your words come true next year.” .

Last year, Musk also accused Justin Trudeau's government of “destroying free speech” in the country. After the Canadian government required online streaming services to formally register with the government for “regulatory control,” Musk called the policy “shameful” and said, “Prime Minister Trudeau is crushing free speech in Canada. I'm trying to do that,” he wrote.

Prior to this, in February 2022, when Prime Minister Trudeau invoked emergency powers for the first time in the country's history to give the government more powers to deal with truck drivers who were protesting the vaccine mandate at the time, the billionaire He compared Prime Minister Trudeau to Adolf Hitler.

In response to an Please stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau,” one wrote. “I had a budget.” ” below.

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Musk's comments come amid heightened political and diplomatic tensions between India and Canada. India expresses concern about extremism and anti-India activities in Canada and calls for action to counter these issues. Tensions worsened following accusations by Canadian leaders over the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, leading India to recall its high commissioner.

Additionally, in the past few months, there has been a surge in violence and hostility in Canada's Indian community, with reports ranging from vandalism of temples to verbal and physical assaults against individuals.

These recent events have raised alarm among the Indian community and its supporters. Unsurprisingly, then, Musk's criticism of Justin Trudeau's government resonated with many Indians, likely increasing his popularity in India.