India, Feb. 8 -- Marko Elez, one of the appointees at Treasury connected to DOGE, resigned from his post over his link with a now-deleted social media account that advocated racism and eugenics. The exit of the staffer who was granted restricted access to a $5 trillion Treasury payment system has created quite a controversy, with many urging for his reinstatement. Amid this row, shares from DOGE head Elon Musk and US vice president JD Vance have attracted people's attention. While the tech billionaire started a poll on X to see if people wanted Elez back, the VP posted that a "stupid social media activity" shouldn't "ruin a kid's life."

According to the Wall Street Journal, an account linked with Elez shared "Normalise Indian hate" on so...