Comedian Sunil Pal, who had criticised Samay during India's Got Latent controversy, claimed he had turned down an offer of ₹25 lakh from Samay to appear on the show. Reacting to Sunil's claim, Samay took to his Instagram Stories and dismissed it as false. Sharing a screenshot of the news, Samay wrote, "Fake news...Sunil Pal ko ₹25 lakh? (laughing emojis)."