These Apps Can Be Useful — Shashi Tharoor Backs Sanchar Saathi Amid Fresh Divergence from Congress

Veteran politician Shashi Tharoor publicly supported Sanchar Saathi, the government’s telecom-fraud-prevention and SIM-management app, breaking away from his party’s earlier critical stance. He stated that while data-privacy concerns are valid, such tools can strengthen user safety and help combat telecom fraud. The development has sparked a fresh debate within his political party and beyond — pitting digital-security arguments against civil-liberty concerns. The article captures Tharoor’s reasoning, reactions from political peers, and the broader implications for adoption of state-backed surveillance technology.