The report effectively goes to show that Essar wielded considerable influence over the finance and petroleum and natural gas ministry. The story on alleged quid pro quo involving the holder of the highest office in the country was not followed up by a single newspaper in a prominent way, nor was any prime-time space dedicated to it. The only three stories that show up on Google search are from TOI, India Today and Mail Today. None of these mention names and merely state that certain ministers of the UPA era were implicated in fresh Essar leaks.