Nirmala Sitharaman cites Elon Musk’s post on India’s GDP, slams Opposition

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday took aim at the Opposition over India’s economic standing, citing a social media post reshared by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to underline the country’s growing influence on global growth, ahead of the United States.

The remarks came during an interaction with university students inside Parliament, hours after Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha. Around 30 students attended the session in New Delhi after watching the budget proceedings from the House gallery.

Referring to Musk’s repost on X of a chart based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections, Sitharaman said the data reflected how India’s position in the global economy had strengthened in recent years.