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HYDERABAD: In an interesting development the union home ministry on Thursday informed the Telangana high court that Vemulawada MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh is still a German citizen. He is not an Indian citizen. Hence, he was also given the status of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), which is meant for foreign citizens and not for Indian citizens.
The ministry s undersecretary Ashutosh Anand filed an affidavit to this effect citing the information he received from the Indian mission in Berlin. Assistant solicitor general Namavarapu Rajeswara Rao filed this affidavit on behalf of the central government before Justice Ahinand Kumar Shavili who was hearing a petition filed by Congress leader Adi Srinivas.