MAGA (Make America Great Again) supporters, another name for Trump followers, have also criticised Krishnan’s nomination, with activist Laura Loomer accusing him of betraying the “America First” agenda.

Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author Sriram Krishnan has been named Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence by US President-elect Donald Trump. Krishnan will play a key role in shaping AI policies across multiple government sectors.

Sriram Krishnan, former Andreessen Horowitz general partner, has been named Trump's senior policy advisor for AI.

Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu tried to hire Indian-American venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan back in 2004, only to find Microsoft had already recruited him.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Indian-origin entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence. Krishnan, a former Twitter and Microsoft employee, will work alongside David Sacks to maintain America's leading position in AI and shape national AI policy.

Sriram Krishnan, who has previously led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook and Snap, will work along with David O. Sacks who will be the White House AI & Crypto Czar

Indian-American tech veteran, Sriram Krishnan, has been appointed as the White House's senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence (AI). US President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement on Sunday.

Donald Trump's appointment of an immigrant from India is causing considerable controversy within the MAGA movement after he was named senior adviser on artificial intelligence.

Recently, the Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna criticised those targeting Indian-born Krishnan, over his Indian origin.