While reacting to the development, Elon Musk had inquired, "How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly? What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?"
In July 2021, OpIndia had reported that Musk was seeking temporary relief in import tariffs. Indian government has been urging to manufacture cars in India and discourage imports by relatively high import duty to encourage the make-in-India initiative.