This was not the first time that Satya Pal Malik had attacked Ambanis.

Addressing the 50th International Film Festival of India in November 2019, Malik launched a scathing attack on Mukesh and Nita Ambani and likened them to a bag of "rotten potatoes".

Malik accused the Ambanis of not spending any money on charity or the welfare of youth, police personnel and soldiers.

“In India, what’s being shown aren’t the only things that are actually taking place. A lot of things are invisible. India still has poverty, joblessness. In big cities, there’s something called a backpack. Thousands of youths everyday carry those backpacks as they wander around hunting for jobs. This is the same condition for our farmers. I’ve seen the plight of soldiers personally. You guys keep giving speeches and showing support for them by sitting here. In your country, there are people, who own 14-floor house. One floor is dedicated for dogs, another is earmarked for drivers, but they wouldn’t pay a single paise on charity for our soldiers.”

The attack was direct given that Mukesh and Nita Ambani own a multi-storey residence in South Mumbai called Antilia.

He described the occupants of the ’14-floor’ house “rotten potatoes". “These people spend no money for education, soldiers, police personnel or youth. World’s super-rich such as Lord (Sir Bob) Geldof, people from music or the Microsoft man (Bill Gates), all of them dedicate a large part of their earnings for charity. But the rich in our country, who I don’t even consider humans. I liken them to a bag full of rotten potatoes,” Malik said.

Earlier speaking at a function organised to mark the Flag Day celebrations in Jammu in 2018, Malik said the money the millionaire had spent for his daughter’s wedding (Isha Ambani’s marriage to Anand Piramal) could have been used for opening 700 schools in Jammu and Kashmir or given to 7,000 widows of slain soldiers to raise their children.

On one occasion, Malik had said he has fought with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and everyone over farmers. “I have told everyone that you are doing wrong, don’t do this,” he said.