Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary Nara Lokesh on Thursday denied that the TDP government had purchased spyware when it was in power in the State.
Pegasus did offer its spyware to Andhra Pradesh, but we had rejected it, Mr. Lokesh made it clear. Had we made the purchase, there would be a record of it, Mr. Lokesh added. He further said that the TDP government had never resorted to illegal phone tapping.
Mr. Lokesh was reacting to a statement allegedly made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the Chandrababu Naidu government had purchased the Pegasus spyware.
