Truth of Recent Wikileaks
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011, 23:59 IST |
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Bangalore: Whistle blowing website Wikileaks has sparked a fresh storm in India. Apart from the political establishment, Bollywood also finds itself under its scanner.
The official site of Wikileaks says it is a non-profit organization funded by human rights campaigners, journalists and the general public. Launched in 2006, it promotes the leaking of information to fight government and corporate corruption.
Wikileaks came into limelight in October 2010 when it published 400, 000 secret U.S. files on the Iraq war. The documents highlighted abuse of prisoners, violation of rights and killing of civilians in Iraq.
Silicon India takes you through some of the recent revelations of Wikileaks on Indian Politicians and Bollywood; their genuinity and ramifications.