India's statistical institutions have been facing similar "challenges" for a while now. Here's a long article that covers multiple issues, but the relevant bit

India's statistical institutions have been facing similar "challenges" for a while now. Here's a long article that covers multiple issues, but the relevant bit is that multiple people have "resigned" after reporting numbers that were considered unfavorable: https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/06/indias-statistical-system-past-present-future?lang=en https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/06/indias-statis...