New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Friday, was instructed to not contact or influence any witnesses and was told that he may be summoned again, after he appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone-tapping case in Hyderabad.

The case pertains to allegations that phones were illegally intercepted through the Special Intelligence Branch to benefit the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.

Following an enquiry that lasted over eight hours, KTR said that he fully cooperated with the enquiry, and described the exercise as repetitive and lacking substance. He also alleged that officials merely read out hundreds of names without producing any concrete evidence.

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