Addressing a huge gathering of students, journalists, members of civil society, and others, on the theme ‘Being a Whistleblower’ at the media event, Edward Snowden shared concerns regarding citizen-monitoring programmes (Aadhaar), UIDAI, whistleblower laws, safety of journalists and his return to the US.

Not mincing words while lashing out at the government’s ambitious unique identity project, he alleged that there is "something seriously wrong with this system."