#ShashiTharoor is a Lok Sabha MP and head of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. <br /><br />In this conversation with Meghnad S, the #Congress MP talks about the implications of the Narendra Modi government’s alleged involvement in the #Pegasus snooping scandal. The matter is likely to come up at the August 28 meeting of the committee, although it hasn’t been discussed yet. <br /><br />Replying to the government’s claim that there has been no unauthorised surveillance of journalists, activists, ministers, opposition leaders, Tharoor explains that the alternative – that authorised surveillance happened – is illegal and punishable by law absent extenuating circumstances. “So if it’s not unauthorized and it’s not authorized, who did it and how?” he asks. “And this becomes a very serious question that an independent inquiry needs to establish.”<br /><br />Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/NLInterviewShashiTharoor<br /><br />Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=social<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
