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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Veteran Indian politician is actually German citizen, court rules

Former legislator Chennamaneni Ramesh - (TV9 Telugu Live/YouTube)

A court in south India upheld the decision to revoke a former lawmaker’s citizenship and penalised him for concealing his foreign citizenship.

The Telangana High Court fined Chennamaneni Ramesh Rs 3,000,000 (£27,750) for hiding his German citizenship while serving four terms as a legislator in the state.

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