New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk on Sunday announced that his Starlink network of satellites would provide free broadband services to the people of Venezuela for a month to ensure continued connectivity.

"In support of the people of Venezuela," Musk said on X, sharing a post by Starlink on the announcement.

Musk had earlier celebrated the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a US military operation sanctioned by Trump, saying that Venezuela would finally prosper with Maduro gone.

"Venezuela ahora puede tener la prosperidad que merece," Musk had written in Spanish.

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