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Telangana MLA Holds German Citizenship: Centre Tells High Court


Ramesh Chennamaneni is in a chronic authorized battle over his citizenship situation.

Hyderabad:

The central authorities on Wednesday knowledgeable the Telangana Excessive Courtroom that ruling TRS MLA Ramesh Chennamaneni is a German citizen and holds a passport of that nation.

The legislator from Vemulawada constituency had earlier filed a petition within the courtroom difficult the Union Residence Ministrys order holding that he’s not a citizen of India.

The Excessive Courtroom had final month directed the centre to get info by way of the Indian Embassy in Germany whether or not Ramesh is holding German passport/citizenship or not.

The MLA was additionally requested to file an affidavit disclosing and enclosing the small print associated to surrendering of his German passport together with proof of giving up his German citizenship.

When the matter got here up for listening to on Wednesday, the Assistant Solicitor Basic (ASG) by way of a memo together with related paperwork knowledgeable the courtroom that Ramesh is a German citizen as on at this time and his German passport is due for renewal in 2023.

Justice Challa Kodanda Ram then directed the ASG to file an affidavit on this regard and adjourned the matter to January 20 for additional listening to.

Ramesh Chennamaneni is in a chronic authorized battle over his citizenship situation. He was elected thrice to meeting, together with in a bypoll.

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In 2013, the Andhra Pradesh Excessive Courtroom quashed his election after a political rival approached it contending that he held a German passport.

Chennamaneni then approached the Supreme Courtroom and obtained a keep.

Whereas the keep order was in operation, he contested the meeting elections in 2014 and 2018 and had received.

The Union Residence Ministry final 12 months issued a recent order cancelling his Indian citizenship on the bottom that he hid details whereas making use of for it. There isn’t any provision for twin citizenship in India.

As per the Illustration of the Individuals Act, no one who isn’t an Indian citizen is eligible to contest or vote in any election.

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