This article is so bad, take it with a pinch of salt.

True for all Indian media.

There’s a very long history of bogus announcements around Aadhaar, governments (remember it was introduced by Congress in the name of anti-corruption)……

True

But in India maybe more than in most places, so many people seem to believe this is a good thing to comply….

EXTREMELY TRUE. Fuckers literally worship the government at this point.