India, April 6 -- Anti-corruption activist Anjali Damania is at the receiving end of politicians' ire after she claimed that she had the call detail records (CDR) of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Damania said she had received the records from an unknown person on WhatsApp, after which she used artificial intelligence (AI) to find specific details. In a video on social media, she pointed out that there had been many calls between Kharat and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, senior BJP minister Chandrakant Patil, NCP leader Sunil Tatkare and former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar.

The ruckus over Damania's allegations was less about politicians' phone calls to Kharat and more about how she got the CDR. Not just the ruling parties...