Telangana MLA Holds German Citizenship: Centre Tells High Court

Ramesh Chennamaneni is in a protracted authorized battle over his citizenship subject.

Hyderabad:

The central authorities on Wednesday knowledgeable the Telangana High Court 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 Home Ministrys order holding that he’s not a citizen of India.

The High Court had final month directed the centre to get data by 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 main points 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 General (ASG) by a memo together with related paperwork knowledgeable the courtroom that Ramesh is a German citizen as on as we speak 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 protracted authorized battle over his citizenship subject. He was elected thrice to meeting, together with in a bypoll.

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

Chennamaneni then approached the Supreme Court and obtained a keep.

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

The Union Home Ministry final yr issued a recent order cancelling his Indian citizenship on the bottom that he hid information whereas making use of for it. There is not any provision for twin citizenship in India.

As per the Representation of the People Act, no one that just isn’t an Indian citizen is eligible to contest or vote in any election.