'Credibility well established globally': MEA on Trump's praise for CEC Gyanesh Kumar

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday said the credibility and robustness of India’s election machinery are “well-established facts globally”, after US President Donald Trump praised the country’s electoral system while pushing for stricter voting rules in the United States.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about Trump’s remarks during a media briefing. He said, “I have no specific comments to make on these remarks. I can say, however, that the credibility and robustness of India's election machinery are well-established facts globally.”Trump had invoked India’s electoral system while renewing his call for US Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which seeks stricter voter identification and citizenship requirements for US federal elections.In a post on Truth Social, Trump referred to a conversation involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and questioned how elections could be conducted in the US without mandatory photo identification.“Earlier this month, India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh…