Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, has resigned from the post of chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). This, days after formally joining the Congress party and being named as its candidate for the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency. He takes on Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Ananth Kumar, who has won five consecutive terms from the seat. The 58-year-old former IT czar’s departure puts the future of the Aadhaar card, issued by UIDAI, under a cloud - See more at:
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