BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday took to Twitter to claim that at least two international publications were likely to publish reports on the alleged hiring of an Israeli firm for snooping Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet colleagues, RSS leaders and journalists.
“Strong rumour that this evening IST, Washington Post & London Guardian are publishing a report exposing the hiring of an Israeli firm Pegasus, for tapping phones of Modi’s Cabinet Ministers, RSS leaders, SC judges, & journalists. If I get this confirmed I will publish the list,” Swamy tweeted.
Strong rumour that this evening IST, Washington Post & London Guardian are publishing a report exposing the hiring of an Israeli firm Pegasus, for tapping phones of Modi’s Cabinet Ministers, RSS leaders, SC judges, & journalists. If I get this confirmed I will publish the list.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 18, 2021
When a Twitter asked if he too may have been a target of the alleged snooping, the outspoken BJP leader said, “I refer to rumours only when it emerges from truth. But truth today has to be documented. Hence in 2G, Aircel Maxis, NH etc ., I had enough documents to go to Court. If no documents then it will remain a rumour about the truth till I get it.”
Swamy said that he would move the Supreme Court if he found that he too was a victim of snooping.
Your name will definitely be in the list. Don’t you think ?
— maxmelbin (@maxmelbin) July 18, 2021
Responding to Swamy’s tweet, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien wrote, “…and many members of the Opposition.”
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram tweeted, “A little birdie tells me that Pegasus is going to be explosive.”
Several journalists have taken to Twitter to claim that an expose on the hacking of phones was likely to be published on Sunday with many terming it to be capable of causing a political earthquake in the country.