New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Amid the ongoing crackdown on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Indian-origin CEO of Perplexity AI, Aravind Srinivas, has challenged the tech billionaire to stop him from securing funding from USAID. Elon Musk recently called the United States Agency for International Development a "criminal organisation" as Trump attempts to shut it down.

"Considering raising $500B from USAID. Funding secured. Stop me if you can @elonmusk What is USAID? [sic]" wrote Srinivas in a post on X.

Arvind Srinivas's post on X sparked massive buzz around his stance on US government's shift on USAID. Many even criticised him for his remark.

"They have well under $10B s...