India, Sept. 8 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday rejected the Congress' allegation that it had rejected Congress's application to send SMSes to party workers in Maharashtra in connection with a documentary on alleged electoral misconduct.

In a statement issued by the ministry of communications, TRAI clarified that it "categorically denies any role in the acceptance or rejection of such individual SMS campaigns. The approval or rejection of SMS message templates is carried out by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs). TRAI is not involved in the acceptance or rejection of individual SMS campaigns."

This comes after Congress, on Sunday, alleged that TRAI had blocked its SMS outreach intended to inform workers ab...