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.

The revelation that the US gave 21 million dollars for alleged voter turnout in India has snowballed into a major controversy, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying it is “very deeply troubling” while a slugfest ensued between the BJP and Congress.

Veena Reddy, an American diplomat of Andhra Pradesh origin, made history as the first Indian-American to lead USAID in India and Bhutan.

After US President Donald Trump again raised the issue of alleged US funding of USD 21 million for voter turnout in India, BJP demanded a probe into the matter.

India expresses alarm over U.S. funding for voter turnout campaigns within its borders, leading to worries about foreign intervention in domestic affairs. The Ministry of External Affairs is investigating the situation,

The sweeping pardons that President Donald Trump granted to Jan. 6 rioters in his first day back in office do not apply to a Capitol rioter who was separately convicted by a federal jury in Tennessee of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated his actions at the Capitol, Justice Department prosecutors told a federal court Tuesday.

The US agency has not funded projects of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening in India since 2008, reported ‘The Indian Express’.

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised serious concerns about the use of American taxpayer money in foreign elections. During a speech at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami, Trump criticized a $21 million grant that was originally allocated to boost voter turnout in India.

US President Donald Trump has one again questioned the United States' allocation of USD 21 million for voter turnout efforts in India, comparing it to concerns over foreign interference in American elections while addressing the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami,

US President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows over the $21M allocated by USAID for boosting voter turnout in India, questioning its purpose and potential interference in elections. The backlash has ignited a political debate in India.