Even Rajiv Gandhi himself became a victim of snooping. It is said that a former cabinet secretary had got his conversation with Rajiv Gandhi recorded. In this conversation, Rajiv had allegedly asked him to hand over a suitcase, full of cash, to his brother-in-law in Italy.
Stories of illegal snooping surfaced in 2011 again when the then finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had alleged bugging in his office. Media speculation pointed fingers towards the then home minister P Chidambaram but the entire matter was closed when IB told Prime Minister that there was no bugging in Pranab's office. Some media reports suggested that the bugging was being done by a private agency but no proof was available to substantiate these charges.
