Elon Musk says Starlink’s entry in India ‘blocked’ by oligarchs, alleges ‘monopolistic chokehold’

Elon Musk on Wednesday alleged that Starlink’s entry into India is being “blocked” by certain oligarchs seeking to protect their “monopolistic chokehold” over the country’s people, escalating his criticism of obstacles facing the satellite internet service’s India launch.

“Unfortunately, we are being blocked by certain oligarchs in order to maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people. You can guess who they are …,” Musk said in a post on X.