[primitivesuave]

Here is Herrington's response to Raghavan: https://empslocal.ex.ac.uk/people/staff/mrwatkin//zeta/herri...

I have a degree in mathematics so after brief research, so I am inclined to believe the proof is indeed flawed, especially if it addresses a problem as high-profile as RH. There is a good point in his reply which actually applies to academia everywhere:

"Assuming this media report is accurate then it raises an issue mentioned in Note 1 which is that Eswaran 2018 contains no evidence, such as an acknowledgement, of independent expert review. As a professor, presumably with contacts in academia, and also with many senior scientists approving the proof, it seems reasonable to assume that Professor Eswaran could have found at least one suitably qualified person to review the proof. "

Media attention cannot be a substitute for rigorous peer review.