Elon Musk pushed to launch Starlink in India, saying "competition would greatly benefit the average citizen." He hit out at Ambani over a de facto monopoly on Sunday. Musk argued that satellite internet could help underserved areas. Meanwhile, the government said it is technology agnostic and granted licenses to many players.

Billionaire Elon Musk doubled down on his push to launch Starlink's satellite internet services in India, asserting that "competition would greatly benefit the average citizen".

In the latest tweet amid his very public dispute with Ambani, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO pointed out the "absurd hypocrisy" over "de facto monopoly".

Responding directly to Burnett's post on Sunday, Musk said, "The ridiculous arguments by Ambani's army of Internet shills make no sense."

"On the one hand, they say Starlink couldn't possibly compete with the amazing low prices offered by Ambani's de facto monopoly in India and then, in the same breath, they essentially claim that Starlink would be too strong of a competitor!" Musk wrote, highlighting the contradictions. He dismissed these arguments as "absurd hypocrisy and hyperbole."

He bluntly added, "Ambani's profits will be lower, but he is not going out of business."

On October 9, Musk made headlines with a sarcastic post aimed directly at the Reliance head. "Dear Prime Minister Ambani, Please accept my humble apologies for not realising that you are the real boss of India," Musk wrote.

In that earlier post, he accused Ambani of engaging in "monopolistic exploitation of the great people of India" and urged him to allow Starlink to compete.

Musk argued that vast swathes of India still lack reliable internet connectivity, and satellite broadband like Starlink could bridge that gap. This, he noted, would provide children in underserved areas with critical educational opportunities and enable small businesses to access global markets.

Scindia noted that the Department of Telecommunications is "technology agnostic" and pointed out that licenses have been granted to multiple players, including Jio, OneWeb, and Starlink.