Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 29: The New York Times’ report that the Indian government bought the Pegasus eavesdropping gadget in 2017 as part of a contract with Israel was dubbed “Supari Media” by Union Minister and former army chief Gen VK Singh on Saturday.
According to a report published in The New York Times, the Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the “centrepieces” of a nearly USD 2 billion transaction of advanced weaponry and intelligence hardware between India and Israel in 2017.
The suspected use of the NSO Group’s Pegasus software by several governments to spy on journalists, human rights campaigners, politicians, and others in a number of nations, including India, sparked a significant scandal last year, triggering worries over privacy issues.
Reacting to NYT’s report, Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation, wrote on Twitter: “Can you trust NYT?? They are known “Supari Media.”
Can you trust NYT?? They are known " Supari Media ". https://t.co/l7iOn3QY6q
— Gen VK Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) January 29, 2022
