Born in Sri Lanka, brought up in India, residing in the US: IT employee faces threat of being declared ‘stateless’
A 44-year-old IT professional born in Sri Lanka and raised in India is facing the threat of being declared stateless after being ordered to surrender his Indian passport. The Madras High Court has intervened, directing the government to hold the order in abeyance while the legal challenge is reviewed.
Close on the heels of a controvery over the Indian passport being a proof of citizenship or a mere travel document , the Madras High Court has come across a case of 44-year-old Vivek Saravanamuthu born in Sri Lanka, brought up in India and residing in the United States since 2014, using an Indian passport, but now facing the threat of being declared ‘stateless’.
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