New Delhi: A day after Rahul Gandhi responded to Elon Musk’s ‘Ambani’ post amid the controversy over Starlink satellite internet services, former Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy V Subramanian on Friday said if the C…

New Delhi: A day after Rahul Gandhi responded to Elon Musk’s ‘Ambani’ post amid the controversy over Starlink satellite internet services, former Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy V Subramanian on Friday said if the Congress Party wants to be taken seriously, then it must change the perception of being anti-national. Gandhi on Thursday told the US business tycoon, “Welcome to India, Elon. Wait till you discover the other guy”, after Elon Musk alleged Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is the “real boss” of India.Subramanian in a post on X said, “When foreigners say @RahulGandhi ‘lacks respect for his own country’, @INCIndia it’s time to sit up and take note. If you want to be taken seriously, you must change the perception of being anti national.Over the past decade, your support has usually come from outside the national borders. If even that’s waning, alarm bells must ring. Overcome your delusions and see the reality,” Subramanian said in a post on X.When foreigners say @RahulGandhi “lacks respect for his own country”, @INCIndia it’s time to sit up and take note.
If you want to be taken seriously, you must change the perception of being anti national.
Over the past decade, your support has usually come from outside the national borders. If even that’s waning, alarm bells must ring. Overcome your delusions and see the reality.— Prof. Krishnamurthy V Subramanian (@SubramanianKri) October 9, 2026
The Indian government on Thursday rejected allegations that Starlink’s satellite internet services were being blocked by domestic business interests, leading Musk to ask if “Ambani is the real boss of India”.Earlier, Musk had put out a post on X, saying, “Starlink is licensed in over 165 countries and has spent five years complying with every single law and requirement of the government of India, so why still no license?” “Is Ambani the real boss of India?” Musk asked.Centre, Elon Musk clash over Starlink licensing delaysHe later thanked Rahul Gandhi for his response. “Thank you, Rahul. This is indeed troubling,” Musk said in response to Gandhi’s post.Meanwhile, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday asserted that India does not allow monopoly in any sector, and said despite the buzz around one “particular” company, the fact is three players have received satcom licences and can start operations after individually meeting security requirements and milestones.The government has slammed Musk over his allegations that Starlink’s satcom services are being blocked, and made it clear that demonstrating compliance with security norms is an absolute must for every satcom licensee in the country.’Are you the final boss of US’?: After Musk’s Starlink blocked in India claims, netizens question absence of BYD in American marketThe government has licensed three companies – Musk’s Starlink, Reliance Jio’s satellite venture Jio Satcom and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb – but none can begin commercial services until required security assessments and spectrum-related approvals are completed.”Security assessment as part of this process is currently underway in respect of all three licensees,” the telecom ministry had said in a statement.Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani had said the issue was with the Ministry of Home Affairs and was not specific to any one company.

Source: Deccan Herald