MS Dhoni's Aadhaar info leak: Digvijaya Singh backs Sakshi Dhoni, demands apology from IT minister
A tweet aimed to promote Aadhaar registration led to the leak of personal information of the cricketer.
After Sakshi Dhoni slammed CSC e-governance services and Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday for leaking Mahendra Singh Dhoni's personal information while the cricketer was registering for Aadhaar card, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh has now asked for an apology from the Information and Technology Minister.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Digvijaya Singh called the leak 'shameful' and asked for an apology.
As the debate on Aadhaar rages on, the breach of privacy became an issue for MS Dhoni even before he registered to get UID.
CSC e-governance services tweeted images of Dhoni with the official taking his fingerprints and a shot of his application form. IT Minister Prasad also tweeted the same image.
The move did not sit well with the cricketer's wife who pointed out that this is a stark breach of privacy. Prasad quickly responded and promised serious action against people responsible for the breach.
The agency involved later deleted the tweet with the image of Dhoni's application.
On Monday, Digvijaya Singh's fellow party man and senior leader Kapil Sibal had torn into the government for allegedly violating the Supreme Court orders over the use of Aadhaar card. Sitaram Yechury of Communist Party of India, too argued, "This House must return this bill to Lok Sabha with serious concern asking for amendments. This is a financial bully, not a bill."