India, Jan. 22 -- Billionaire and a staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has been facing heat on social media for making a gesture with his right arm stretched out in the air that many have claimed somewhat resembles the Nazi salute. Elon Musk made the gesture while addressing the crowd at the Presidential Parade after the swearing-in ceremony.

However, the tech entrepreneur and the world's wealthiest person has responded to the claims and called them "dirty tricks".

In a post on X, Musk responded to his comparisons to Adolf Hitlor and said, "Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The "everyone is Hitler" attack is sooo tired."

Musk's statement on X quoted another post by an account which read, "The salute hoax is...