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Musk post on eliminating voting machines prompts exchange with India's former IT minister
We should eliminate electronic voting machines
What he said or did
Musk wrote We should eliminate electronic voting machines,
citing hacking risk. When former IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Indian EVMs were secure, Musk replied Anything can be hacked.
Background
Musk's original post responded to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about voting irregularities in Puerto Rico; Indian opposition leaders cited it in a debate over EVMs after the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Official response
Chandrasekhar wrote that Indian EVMs are custom designed, secure and isolated from any network or media
and called Musk's view a huge sweeping generalisation.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote that EVMs in India are a black box.
Sources
- The Wire16 Jun 2024
- The Tribune17 Jun 2024
This entry records what was publicly said or done, as reported by the sources above. Quotes are attributed to the person who made them.
