According to S Irfan Habib's Twitter profile, he is a Historian of Science and Modern Political History based in New Delhi, and he is not to be confused with Professor Irfan Habib of Mughal history at Aligarh Muslim University.
Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in debt and equity financing to buy Twitter Inc. The billionaire investor is also considering buying shares directly from shareholders.
The western press has vehemently opposed the idea of Elon Musk owning Twitter and is coming up with new conspiracy theories to suggest that Musk will only hamper the idea of free speech by centralising Twitter's content moderation.
While reacting to the development, Elon Musk had inquired, "How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly? What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?"