India: Furore In Parliament Over New Set Of Wikileaks · Global Voices
Aparna Ray

The latest round of India Cables from Wikileaks, which alleges the bribing of MPs during the July 2008  ‘no-confidence’ vote by the current UPA government, has led to a furore in the Indian Parliament with the Opposition demanding an explanation from the Prime Minister, and even demanding his resignation over the matter. Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh, already besieged with his party's scandal-ridden image – thanks to the various scams tumbling out in quick succession, finally gave a statement denying the allegations and at the same time raising questions on the cables’ credibility and veracity.
It's Wikileaks time in India…again.
Parliament aside, ever since the Hindu started publishing these cables, netizens have been discussing them with much animation, their reactions ranging from disgust (at the revelations, their content as well as the furore) to sarcasm and even a bit of humor.
There were also reactions to allegations that the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was concerned about the appointment of Pranab Mukherjee as India's Finance Minister.
@Bansal_Anurag: US wasn't happy with  Pranab Mukherjee as FM: WikiLeaks, neither do we. How similar the  feelings are across the continents….Surprising
@KanchanGupta: Jury's verdict! The Golden Pumpkin Award goes to Pranab Mukherjee for insisting cables leaked by WikiLeaks enjoy diplomatic immunity!
However, not everyone was amused with the wikileaks revelations. A few of the tweeters felt that any government needed confidentiality to function and wikileaks was diluting that process.
@IntelliCzar: WikiLeaks..a chop on the Government's right to confidentiality..which i think is a must to run a big and diverse country like India.