Software engineer files plea in Kerala High Court seeking to ban WhatsApp in India

KOCHI: A software engineer from Idukki on Wednesday approached the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to the central government to ban the operations of WhatsApp if the company is not willing to co-operate with the lawful authorities in India.

KG Omanakuttan, Kumali, Idukki, submitted that WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court against India’s new IT Rules that require instant messaging platforms to aid in identifying the ‘originator’ of messages. The company claimed that the rules violates the privacy of a citizen. The petitioner pointed out that the app itself violates the privacy of its users and cannot blame the law of this land.