Aadhaar challenge: Trai chief tweets number

Challenging to prove the security issues of Aadhaar, the biometric identity of Indian nationals, the chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India tweeted his 12-digit Aadhaar number on Saturday.

"My Aadhaar number is 7621 7768 2740. Now I give this challenge to you: Show me one concrete example where you can do any harm to me!" tweeted R S Sharma, in response to an anonymous user who challenged him on Twitter.

Earlier, Sharma had told 'The Print' that "tell me what harm can you do to me if you have my Aadhaar details? I will give you my Aadhaar number if you like"

"Publish your Aadhaar details to the public if you have so much trust in this 13ft wall secured system," tweeted @kingslyj, referring to the arguments made by Attorney General K K Venugopal in front of a five-judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) hearing the security issues related to Aadhaar.

Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”), by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

(Compiled by Jishnu EN)