# Why Elon Musk is taking on India’s richest man over Starlink

https://mins.news/en/item/92730

- BBC News, 2026-10-09 06:42 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglw9ryjrylo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> As Starlink struggles to obtain final approval to launch commercial services in India, Elon Musk accused the Ambani family of blocking its entry and asked whether Mukesh Ambani was the “real boss of India.” India rejected claims that its rules are unfair or discriminatory, saying Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications were at broadly similar stages of approval.

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