Cong has had no truck with Cambridge Analytica: Surjewala

The Congress has had no truck with Cambridge Analytica, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asserted today and accused Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad of "lying" to divert the agenda after he cited a whistleblower's deposition to claim that the controversial data firm had worked for the opposition party.

Surjewala used the statement of an Indian citizen, who was a partner in OBI, the Indian arm of Cambridge Analytica, that the controversial firm was hired by an NRI using undisclosed funds to bring down the Congress government, and asked whether Prasad believed more in a foreign citizen than an Indian.

He also dared the Law Minister to answer questions posed at him and whether he would lodge a case against Facebook, OBI and Cambridge Analytica for the truth to come out.

A former employee of Cambridge Analytica turned whistleblower, Christopher Wylie, deposed before the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) in London today and said that the company had worked extensively in India and believed it was employed by the Congress party
The Congress leader said they had challenged them to lodge an FIR against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, their partner firm in India, but asked, "Why has the Law Minister not done so. Why is he perpetually lying."