Elon Musk has responded to the plea made by the mother of Suchir Balaji saying that, “This doesn’t seems a suicide”, in which she called for an FBI investigation following her son’s death. Balaji accused the AI giant of copyright violations, and he was found dead a month after the allegations surfaced. Balaji, a 26-year-old whistleblower and researcher, was discovered deceased in his San Francisco apartment on November 26.
Initially authorities ruled his death a suicide. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, his mother, Poornima Ramarao, revealed that they had hired a private investigator and conducted a second autopsy to further investigate the cause of death. According to Ramarao, the private autopsy did not confirm the police’s conclusion. She also claimed that Balaji’s apartment, located on Buchanan Street, had been ‘ransacked’ prior to his death.”There was a sign of struggle in the bathroom and it looks like someone hit him in the bathroom based on blood spots,” she said.
“It’s a cold-blooded murder declared by authorities as suicide. Lobbying in SF city doesn’t stop us from getting justice,” she added while demanding a probe by FBI. In her post, she tagged billionaire Elon Musk and Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, both of whom will join the incoming Donald Trump administration and are key ally of president-elect.
Musk, known for his ongoing feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, replied to her post, stating, “This doesn’t seem like a suicide.” According to the media reports, Mr. Balaji’s father, Balaji Ramamurthy, speaking at a vigil held for his son in Milpitas, California, revealed that he was the last person to talk to him on November 22. During their 15-minute call, they discussed his trip to Los Angeles, which was part of his birthday celebration. “He was in LA and having a good time. So he sent us all the pictures,” Mr. Ramamurthy told The Guardian. “He was in a good mood.”
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