In alignment with other opposition leaders, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has claimed that his phone is under surveillance. Speaking to the media in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, Yadav disclosed that he had received an alert from Apple, notifying him of state-sponsored attackers targeting his iPhone. He emphasized the need for the government to focus on public welfare rather than intercepting his phone. The SP's national president mentioned that his family had also been subjected to phone tapping during a previous government's tenure, which was subsequently voted out by the people. He suggested that it might be the present government's turn to face the same fate.
Yadav expressed his disappointment with the situation, particularly the message from Apple indicating state agency surveillance. He asserted that such spying efforts would be futile if the people of the country are opposed to them. Notably, Akhilesh Yadav had raised similar phone tapping allegations two years ago and during the UP assembly elections in 2022.
It is worth mentioning that leaders from various parties, including Trinamool Congress, Congress, AIMIM, Shiv Sena, and others, have also accused the government of engaging in surveillance. Many of these leaders have shared the messages they received from Apple on social media.
