The Supreme Court has told in its verdict that there is no merit in the PILs filed, and such filing such petitions are a waste of judicial time. It added that such frivolous PILs need to be 'nipped in the bud' so that development work is not stopped.
On July 1, 2021 the Hindu published a full-page advertorial paid for by China on the occasion of the centenary anniversary of the Communist Party of China. Also, in October 2020, it had run a full-page Chinese advertorial on the occasion of its national day.