India, Jan. 29 -- Philip Low, a scientist and founder of NeuroVigil, who claimed to know Elon Musk for 14 years, reportedly took to his social media platforms to clarify that the Tesla boss was not a Nazi but instead believed himself to be "above everyone else."

Low's post, archived from LinkedIn and Facebook, was a reaction to Musk's controversial gesture at US President Donald Trump's inauguration rally, which many critics likened to a Nazi salute.

"Elon is not a Nazi, per se. He is something much better, or much worse, depending on how you look at it. Nazis believed that an entire race was above everyone else. Elon believes he is above everyone else," he posted.

"He used to think he worked on the most important problems. When I met ...