Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's adviser Sam Pitroda, who was to virtually address a session on 'IT for Good Governance' as the chief guest, had to attend the function using his mobile phone as his computer was allegedly hacked during the event. Pitroda, who had joined in from Chicago, US, said: "It seems that some people did not want me to join this function."

The programme, organised by the Rajasthan government on the occasion of Rajiv's 77th birth anniversary, was marked with technical glitches. Earlier, while showing a short film on the state government's IT achievements, the show was paused for about five minutes due to technical reasons. As soon as Pitroda started his speech, he lost audio. Since it took time to establish contact, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot filled the vacuum with his speech. Pitroda later joined the function by using his mobile. Alleging a conspiracy, he said his computer was hacked and locked.

(With inputs from agencies)