New York: After stirring up the hornet's nest with his "anti-colonialist" remark about India, Facebook board member Marc Andreessen today apologised saying it was "ill-informed and ill-advised" comment about Indian politics and economics.

"Last night on Twitter, I made an ill-informed and ill-advised comment about Indian politics and economics. To be clear, I am 100 per cent opposed to colonialism, and 100 per cent in favour of independence and freedom, in every country, including India," he tweeted.