Elon Musk poured hundreds of millions of dollars into helping Donald Trump and Republicans win the midterms, only to discover that even the world's richest man cannot buy the American voter's mandate.
As SpaceX CEO Elon Musk whines about the regulatory impasse in approval for Starlink in India, his own political spending in the US have been highlighted by Indian X users, who in response to Musk's 'Prime Minister Ambani' jibe are calling him Trump lackey and 'President Musk'.
After attacking India and branding the Ambanis ‘crony capitalists’ over Starlink’s regulatory hurdles, Elon Musk now echoes Donald Trump’s demand for a new Ukrainian president, raising questions about the self-styled free speech champion’s political independence.
Elon Musk claims domestic “oligarchs” like Mukesh Ambani are intentionally blocking Starlink's entry into India. We fact-check his latest social media meltdown against regulatory realities, the myth of an unconnected India, exorbitant data pricing, and the American protectionist hypocrisy driving this narrative.
Elon Musk is turning Starlink’s India licensing dispute into a public pressure campaign, using his vast X influence and assorted anti-Modi baiters to challenge the government and accuse telecom rivals of blocking its entry.