Musk raises Reliance political funding claims in escalating Starlink battle with Ambani

Elon Musk has shared reports alleging that a firm linked to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance conglomerate played a role in campaign activity for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and made political donations, deepening a public confrontation between the two billionaires over the stalled rollout of Musk's Starlink satellite broadband service in the country.

The posts mark an escalation in Musk's increasingly pointed criticism of Ambani, whom he has accused of deliberately obstructing competition to protect Reliance's established telecommunications interests in India. Starlink, the satellite internet division of Musk's SpaceX, has yet to launch commercial services in the country despite a prolonged regulatory process.

Musk's decision to amplify the political donation allegations introduces a charged new dimension to what began as a commercial dispute, drawing attention to the relationship between one of India's most powerful corporate dynasties and the country's dominant political party. Neither Reliance nor BJP officials have publicly responded to the specific claims Musk circulated.