Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday alleged that the government’s Sanchar Saathi app is effectively a rebranded version of the Pegasus spyware, accusing the BJP-led administration of attempting to spy on the very citizens who voted it into office, reported the PTI.

Speaking at his residence, Matoshree in Bandra area of Mumbai, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister argued that instead of placing people under surveillance, the government should focus on explaining how the Pahalgam attack in April -- which claimed 26 lives -- occurred and how terrorists continue to infiltrate India, as per the PTI.