Washington: In a recent comment, Donald Trump expressed gratitude to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, thanking him for his role in helping him win the U.S. presidential election.

Trump shared his appreciation in response to a meme on social media, praising Musk as a "great guy" with "personality and brainpower" and highlighting his influential endorsement. He described Musk as a "high IQ person," adding that his support meant a great deal to him.

“Thank you Elon for the great job you did in helping us win the most consequential election in 129 years, especially your hard work in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It will never be forgotten,” he wrote.

The screenshot of the comment was shared by Bo Loudon, a friend of Trump’s son Barron, on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Meanwhile, the president-elect recently announced that Musk will be leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy.

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Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.

The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.

The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.

Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.

ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.

When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.

Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.

Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.

The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.

The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.

Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.

The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.

Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.