Elon Musk's father slammed claims that his son performed a "Nazi salute" after Donald Trump's inauguration at the celebratory rally in the Capital One Arena, instead claiming it was a gesture to show

Musk's father, a well-known South African politician and businessman, has now responded to the attack while appearing on Arab news network, Al Arabiya, where he gave a rather unique response to the situation and said his son made the gesture to show 'he meant no harm'.

Footage captured the anti-Tesla campaign, which saw an advert removed at a bus shelter and replaced with an edited image of the billionaire.

UK group Everyone Hates Elon went viral for posting parody ads for Tesla's "Swasticar" with an image of Musk making a Nazi salute after the tech billionaire helped Germany's far-right party become the second-most powerful in the nation.

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has been accused of damaging his company's brand image after he made an alleged Nazi salute during President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. The claim comes after a misshapen swastika and the word 'Nazi' were spray-painted on at least two Tesla Supercharger stations in Salt Lake City,

Errol Musk called his son a 'terrible' public speaker after he struggled to speak coherently in front of a large crowd – but he rejected the claims that Elon made a 'Nazi Salute' at a political rally