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"I have said from the beginning, that I am running a clean, honest campaign, because I stand for a better kind of politics," Nilekani said, "I think the dirty tricks of my opponent makes his desperation apparent."
Ananth Kumar, Nilekani said, is trying to gain mileage, by abusing a government program which he was himself promoting only a few months ago. "He asked one question on Aadhaar the entire time he was in Parliament," Nandan Nilekani said, "Why this sudden concern? Just a few months ago, he was advertising himself on Aadhaar enrolment banners in Bengaluru South. Once I entered politics however, he began to attack the program. He is part of the pro-corruption, anti-development forces who are trying to discredit a powerful anti-corruption effort, one that will empower ordinary citizens across the country," Nilekani said in a statement.
Nandan Nilekani pointed out that the UIDAI never said that the number was mandatory. "This is another falsehood that my opponent is spreading. Rather some government agencies may decide to make the number mandatory to remove leakages and fraud in their systems."
"The ruling from the Supreme Court yesterday," Nandan pointed out, "was in response to a motion filed by the UIDAI itself, since the agency didn't want to share resident data for a criminal investigation. The UIDAI has always valued the privacy of resident data," Nandan said, 'and the agency went to the courts to ensure that people's privacy is protected.'
'It is sad that Ananth Kumar has to resort to such desperate tactics. I am here to solve the problems of the people... I am here because our city, our constituencies have been ignored for much too long," Nilekani said.
