India's Ministry of Communications stated on Thursday that its satellite internet approval process is fair and non-discriminatory, refuting Elon Musk's claim that "certain oligarchs" are blocking Starlink's launch to maintain a "monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people." The ministry added that three different entities are at broadly the same regulatory stage and undergoing security assessments. Musk had alleged in an X post on Wednesday that Starlink was being blocked, calling it a "crime against the people of India."