Overview
- The Congress leader claimed government‑verified details of state employees, welfare pensioners, small entrepreneurs and Stree Suraksha beneficiaries were pooled, totaling more than one crore people.
- He alleged the data enabled nearly one crore WhatsApp messages sent between February 19 and 21 from the Chief Minister’s Office business account.
- Chennithala said a Mumbai‑based private organisation received the personal details because officials could not manage the volume of data.
- He cited a government order issued under the Chief Minister’s OSD to empanel around ten private agencies, questioning its timing before elections.
- Calling the move illegal and a privacy breach under court precedent and data law, he sought criminal proceedings, while the Chief Minister’s Office has not formally responded.