The docile or the undead.

The unique biometric number, called Aadhaar has apparently uncovered 130,000 ghost teachers in Indian colleges. Isn't that a great advertisement for Aadhaar? It has uncovered a great swindle in which people were collecting wages for teachers who did not exist. Or it could be the old story about showing fake teachers to get recognition as a teaching institution and then charging hefty fees from teenage children, desperate to get any degree, so that they can earn a living. Exactly a year ago 3 girls committed suicide in SVS Yoga Medical College in Tamil Nadu for charging exorbitant fees and not teaching anything. After fake education there are fake jobs to cheat our children. How will Aadhaar stop something that does not exist? Strange the government has not made any attempt to identify ghost employees in municipalities, state and central government services which would really save taxpayer money. Why was this fake news suddenly released? Because, in a sting operation, R Khaira for The Tribune could access complete information about anyone for Rs 500 and, for just Rs 300, could create an Aadhaar card in anyone's name she chose. The most horrific identity theft anyone can imagine. Those opposed to Aadhaar have focused mainly on the poor, who maybe deprived of subsidies, either because of lack of knowledge or because of physical limitations, as in loss of ridges on fingertips because of manual labor, and on identity theft. The government's response is keep on lying that all the data is safe, when it is repeatedly been shown to be easily available. The second method is to use legal violence against anyone who exposes its lies. The third is to create confusion in people's minds by proposing a technological fix, such as a virtual number, aiming to dazzle people with science because most people have little knowledge about digital technology. If people do not understand virtual numbers and give their numbers anyway then it is not the fault of the government, is it? Then there is Mr Nandan Nilekani, a brilliant man who created this abomination. He is a dollar billionaire and so cannot be bribed. So what does the government have on him that he is subverting his own people? Aadhaar is a danger to India, said a RBI report. "Thanks to Aadhaar, for the first time in the history of India, there is now a readily available single target for cyber criminals as well as India's external enemies. In a few years, attacking Aadhaar data can potentially cripple Indian businesses and administration in ways that were inconceivable a few years ago," it said. So, why are politicians so determined to put national sovereignty in danger? Because it gives absolute control over citizens. If anyone protests his Aadhaar will be deactivated and suddenly he will not be able to access his bank accounts, use his phones or buy air or train tickets. He will cease to exist -- an undead.