Randeep Hothi: Meet the Indian-American student who sued Elon Musk and won round one

Randeep Hothi, an Indian American student has caused a stir across globe by winning first round of legal battle against Tesla CEO Elon Musk. X founder was unsuccessful in convincing US federal judge of dismissing defamation lawsuit filed by Rothi against Musk. California judge t only dismissed Tesla CEO’s pleas but also re were grounds for a trial and ded that Tesla critic could win, reported Bloomberg. Hothi h said in August 2020 that Musk h defamed him and even hampered his reputation by writing an email claiming that Hothi has “almost killed Tesla employees”. Tesla CEO h attempted to overturn lawsuit but remained unsuccessful.

Re - What Is Carbon Capture Techlogy That Elon Musk Spoke About? Kw Details

Who is Randeep Hothi?

Randeep Hothi is a former student of University of California in Berkeley and is presently a doctoral candidate in Asian langus at University of Michigan. He is widely kwn for publicly scrutinising Tesla and has often taken to Twitter under handle ‘skabooshka’ to put out statements. With an account description saying, “Investigating/Reporting on corporate fraud. Currently focusing on Tesla. DMs open for fellow travelers, reporters, whistleblowers, etc.” and having over 10.8k followers, Rothi has t tweeted anything after April 23, 2019. However, he did retweet two posts in March 2020.

Reportedly, Hothi is also kwn to part of a global anymous group of Tesla critics who are referred to as ‘$TSLAQ’. group members range from former employees to or gruate students such as Hothi. All of m take to social media to criticise company. As per reports, Rothi’s parents live in Fremont, place where Tesla’s auto plant is located. Even though $TSLAQ members post anymously, Randeep Rothi and his bror’s identity was revealed by ar anymous user. He has remained inactive and has a significantly low presence on social media. 

Re - Starship SN9 Scrubbed By FAA; Elon Musk Brings SN10 Inste; Re Details

Re - Grimes Gives Her And Musk's Son X Æ A-12 Viking Inspired Haircut, Shares Picture

What is Rothi’s defamation case against Musk?

As per reports, Randeep Hothi is a University of Michigan gruate student who drew Elon Musk’s wrath at least two years ago following two separate incidents including Hothi’s harmless claims. Firstly, in February 2019, Hothi was confronted by a security guard when he went to do research reportedly at Tesla sales centre in Fremont, California. Secondly, in April 2019, Hothi said he was driving when he h spotted a Tesla test car, took photos of it and posted online. 

In wake of incidents, Musk h complained about Hothi in an e-mail to an online tech editor describing Hothi as ‘liar’ and accused him of “almost killing Tesla employees” while driving away from sales centre. However, Hothi claimed that Musk h unleashed an online hate campaign against him and filed lawsuit in August in Alameda county superior court. But, Tesla CEO asked judge to strike lawsuit on grounds that his remarks were a matter of public interest. However, Tesla CEO has w lost.

Re - Bitcoin Prices Spike As Elon Musk Changes Twitter Bio, Netizens Call Him 'real Influencer'

Re - Elon Musk Loses Legal Battle With Tesla Critic, Judge Rules To Keep Defamation Case