Elon Musk: "Dear Prime Minister Ambani, Please accept my humble apologies for not realising that…"
“Dear Prime Minister Ambani, Please accept my humble apologies for not realising that you are the real boss of India. Naturally, you would prefer to maintain your monopolistic exploitation of the great people of India, but would you nonetheless consider allowing Starlink to compete?”
Reported October 10, 2026 by ibtimes.co.in. Checked word for word against that report.
Elon Musk, whose SpaceX operates Starlink, has publicly criticized Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani amid delays to Starlink’s commercial launch in India. In an X post, Musk addressed Ambani with sarcasm, suggested Ambani wanted to preserve control over India’s telecommunications market, and questioned whether Starlink would be allowed in. Musk also shared media reports about a Reliance-funded company’s alleged role in BJP Facebook campaigns and political donations by Qwik Supply, a Reliance-linked firm. Reliance has not publicly responded. Musk has alleged powerful business interests are obstructing Starlink, though he has not offered publicly verified evidence. Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia rejected favoritism and said the satellite licensing system is fair. Starlink, Jio Satcom and Eutelsat OneWeb hold licenses but still need security and spectrum approvals. The dispute has added political scrutiny to regulatory transparency and telecom competition.
- ibtimes.co.in ↗︎10 OCT 2026