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Shashi Tharoor calls for passport and Aadhaar as conclusive citizenship proof after MEA clarification
Times of India··26 Jun
Times of India reported Tharoor said declaring passports mere travel documents after rigorous police verification creates an absurd legal paradox as Supreme Court ruled Aadhaar is not citizenship proof either.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Passport alone may not legally prove citizenship today.
- Aadhaar is identity and residence proof not nationality.
- Lawmakers are debating legislative fixes.
What's Happening
- Tharoor proposed passport and Aadhaar as citizenship proof.
- MEA said passport is primarily a travel document.
- The row followed Passport Seva Divas clarification.
Legal Position
- Passports Act 1967 governs issuance rules.
- SC ruled Aadhaar is not citizenship proof.
- Bombay HC 2013 judgment cited by government.
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