Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has strongly responded to Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk. Responding to Musk's sarcastic comments directed at Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani, he reminded that mobile data, medicines, and digital payments are available at low prices in India. He said that all these are very useful for the common people. He responded to Musk's criticism on the 'X' platform by saying, 'Evigo truths Elan'.

Vembu said that Ambani's Jio has played a key role in reducing mobile data prices in India. He said that he uses his phone data more instead of local WiFi when traveling in the country. He explained that many people use two SIMs as they get more data at a lower cost.

Vembu also questioned Musk about the US market. He believed that Tesla is getting protection in the US market from competition from Chinese electric vehicles. He said that if there is more competition, the prices of electric cars in the US are likely to come down further. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is trying to build a competitive economy so that services are available to the common man in India at low prices. He also mentioned the progress that Indian startups are making towards making rockets at low cost. He believed that these could become a competitor to SpaceX in the future.

Why did Musk criticize Ambani? The controversy started in the wake of the ongoing approval process for the launch of Starlink services in India. Musk sarcastically posted, saying, 'I didn't know that Ambani is the real boss of India.. Sorry'. He accused Ambani of wanting to block Starlink and maintain its monopoly.

Musk argued that Starlink would be useful by providing internet to remote areas and restoring communication services during natural disasters. However, Starlink still needs to obtain some regulatory approvals to start commercial services in India.

Meanwhile, Jio is also preparing to enter the satellite internet space. The Bharat Mobile Congress announced a plan to provide services with about 1,600 low-Earth orbit satellites and 23 ground stations by 2026. The aim is to provide internet to remote villages, islands and border areas. Along with Starlink, Jio and Bharti Airtel-backed Eutelsat OneWeb are also in the process of approval, the Indian government said.