Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's past is catching up with him. After revelations that he was one of the world's worst spammers at one point, new things are coming to light. Way back in 2005 he was not only a spammer but also a scammer, as veteran digital journalist Prasanto K. Roy told Rahul Kanwal during Centrestage on Friday evening. What can be worse and seriously damaging for the Aam Aadmi Party is that a company earlier associated with Somnath Bharti was involved in selling pornographic domain names.

On camera and in a written reply to Headlines Today, Bharti categorically denied having any link with Topsites LLC. But various documents from web registries to registrars of companies in the USA suggest his denial was a lie. Earlier reports suggested that Bharti was among top three Indian spammers who accounted for world's 80 per cent spam. Spamming was not illegal in India then. Somnath Bharti was sued in a US court for spams and he paid $5000 to settle the case out of court.



According to a report, Bharti's name and sites associated with him figured in ROKSO (Register of Known Spamming Operations) list way back in 2005. He is alleged to be operating under an assumed name: John Kennedy with Paul Aunger.

The name of Topsites LLC was changed to Directories LLC in 2004. He also owned a company called Media LLC. Both Topsites LLC and Directories LLC were registered with Malviya Nagar address. Bharti's Indian company Madgen Solutions shares the same address. Madgen Solutions' website surprisingly no longer has an India address, since the controversy broke out.



The documents reveal that Directories LLC was dissolved on September 5, 2008.



Bharti refutes these charges and calls it a 'conspiracy to malign him.' But the fact is in 2003-2004 he was not a public figure and why would people in America or the UK conspire to malign someone from Malviya Nagar.

@HeadlinesToday 's tearing hurry to run one sided story without confirming the facts with me is baffling. Adv. Somnath Bharti (@attorneybharti) February 7, 2014

Headlines Today is threatening to run a baseless, malicious and defamatory story on me without giving me a fair opportunity to respond. Adv. Somnath Bharti (@attorneybharti) February 7, 2014

Conrad Longmore, who followed Somnath's digital footprints and exposed him, is shocked to know that Bharti is now a minister of a party whose main plank is honesty and credibility.