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Who is behind Savukku.net (WikiLeaks of India)?



Ever since I've given my Humble Award to Savukku, I've started getting hits about the person behind Savukku website (Julian Assange of Savukku?). In fact, I wasn't aware of the identity of the person behind the Savukku and so I collected the following information.


Name

Shankar

Age

35

Previous job

Staff of directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC). He was suspended and arrested for alleged leaking of taped conversation

Marital status

Single, living with mother (Heleena told me that she read somewhere about this)

Native

Tanjore

Photo

Lifted from blogintamil.blogspot.com shows he's arrested on alleged road rage



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