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Presidential candidate of the Republican Party, Vivek Ramaswamy has filed a lawsuit against the World Economic Forum (WEF) in a Cincinnati, Ohio court on Wednesday, April 18. Ramaswamy has alleged that the WEF has created a “false perception” that he is affiliated with the organization.
Ramaswamy, a critic of the WEF agendas, has accused the organization of manufacturing a false relationship with him to further its own interests. Ramaswamy has stated that the WEF listed him as one of its “Young Global Leaders” despite his rejecting the group’s invitation to be included on the list. He also alleged that WEF had then failed to remove him though he had repeatedly asked the organization to do so.
“This is an organization that does a lot of wrongs and I’ve opposed it publicly and believe it should be held accountable,” Ramaswamy told The Post. “The WEF has a radical worldview that rejects the principles America was founded on. I’m not interested in being a ‘global citizen.’ I’m an American.” The WEF was established in 1971 by German mechanical engineer Klaus Schwab, 85.
WEF had listed Ramaswamy as a Young Global Leader in 2021. In the lawsuit, Ramaswamy, 37, the son of immigrants from India who is worth $500 million, says that he does not want to be associated with the WEF’s “progressive” and “radical” policies and positions. “The World Economic Forum’s unwanted appropriation of Mr. Ramaswamy’s persona has created the illusion of affiliation,” the lawsuit says.” “The WEF seemingly exploited this false and manufactured affiliation with Mr. Ramaswamy to undermine his credibility as a critic of the World Economic Forum and its objectives.” The lawsuit is seeking nominal damages of $2,500.
“The World Economic Forum’s mission to achieve global ‘equity’ poses a serious threat to the American way of life,” Ramaswamy said in a statement quoted by Fox News. “Our Founding Fathers fought the American Revolution to declare independence from the Old World monarchy. That old monster now rears its head again in the form of WEF’s agendas including ‘stakeholder capitalism’ and the ‘Great Reset.’”
“That’s why I’ve been one of the most vocal crusaders in America against WEF, and I am filing this lawsuit to hold them accountable for creating the false illusion of affiliation to undermine its opponents – so that they don’t do it again to others,” he added.
Ramaswamy has stated that the WEF’s decision to stamp his name and image on the list “created a false public impression that served WEF’s goals while undercutting Mr. Ramaswamy’s staunch public advocacy against WEF’s globalist agenda.” The effort to distance his name from the WEF falls in line with other conservatives’ criticism of the organization as elitist and out of touch.
