Thaindian News

By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Julian Assange, the founder and head of WikiLeaks, the famous whistle blower website has been living a secretive life that resembles the lives of high profile corporate spys, according to some sources. The website which has drawn the flak of USA and other countries for leaking some of the most top secret government documents recently came in headlines after leaking some Iraq war related documents. The revelations have placed Pentagon as well as the UK government in deep water. The reports suggests that the Wikileaks founder himself is leading a secretive life nowadays. He is reportedly staying at hotels under fake names. To keep in touch with his loyalists he is using encrypted messages.

Julian Assange recently stormed out of an interview that he was giving to a reputed media entity. He is also facing a dual probe for molestation charges. Earlier he made the US government angry when he revealed some sensitive documents related to the Afghanistan war. The Swedish government is carrying out an investigation on him. Reports have also emerged that owing to his erratic lifestyle and behavior a number of old time WikiLeaks employees have left the organization. The founder, however, defends his decision and maintains that the entity will not deviate from its path.

The organization is going through a number of hardships now. It is facing funding troubles along with employee dropouts. The lifestyle and secretive ways of its founder have also raised eyebrows in the political circles, with some people questioning his own authenticity. Julian Assange, however, remains defiant and refuses to answer the queries regarding his personal life till date.