I don't think it's sad in any way, this just makes people dig deeper on why they can't block truly decentalized permissionless cryptocurrencies that have no CEO. This in fact should bring more value to btc and make people aware that these existing centralized currencies are in more danger to lose their value.
They have provided a date of October 31, they have sent an email to every investor promising to launch the TON network by that date.
What governments around the world fears is the anonymous nature of communication telegram has preached and their flexibility makes them nearly impossible to block and with their own blockchain, they'd be non stoppable in internet.