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A recent post by Elon Musk brought Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma and author Rajiv Malhotra against each other over Harvard funding. Vijay Shekhar Sharma had to face the fury of the Indian-born American Hindu nationalist author after he showed his support for Elon Musk’s tweet indicating the disadvantage of sidelining meritocracy in the name of equality and diversity.
The X owner retweeted a video from The Matt Walsh Show about an alleged DEI hire linking it to the recent Alaska Airlines mishap. While sharing the video, Musk wrote, “Merit should be the only reason for hiring, especially for jobs where your family’s lives are at stake.”
Showing his support for Elon Musk’s opinion, the Paytm founder commented “100″ on his X post. However, Vijay Shekhar’s action derived sharp criticism from Rajiv Malhotra who accused him of contradicting his own actions by supporting Musk’s opinion on merit.
In another tweet, Rajeev Malhotra shared Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s old video in which he could be seen talking about giving a gift to the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. According to its website, the institute is “engaged in interdisciplinary research to advance and deepen the understanding of critical issues of South Asia and its relationship to the world”. In his tweet, Malhotra also accused Vijay Shekhar of “feeding the Harward snakes”.
While sharing Sharma’s tweet, Malhotra wrote, “Deshbhakti is a facade. @vijayshekhar also feeds the Harvard Snakes. In 2020, the head of Paytm, (the digital payment system), Vijay Shekhar Sharma also joined the elite group of Indian billionaires and donated an undisclosed sum of money to support the activities and research performed by The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. The Lakshmi Mittal & Family South Asia Institute has an inordinately high interest in India’s minorities & is also known for its support to radical Muslim narrative on Kashmir and other parts of India.”
In response to Malhotra’s accusations, Vijay Shekhar Sharma wrote, “Not true information, sir. No such donation.”
In another post, the Snakes of India writer, informed his followers about having a telephonic conversation with Vijay Shekhar Sharma, where he clarified that he didn’t make any such donations to Harvard University.
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