“It was not decided yesterday that the Passport is not a proof of citizenship. It was not even decided in the last 12 years," a government official said. | India News

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray described the statement as ‘absurd’.

If voter cards are not definitive proof of citizenship and passports too are not, citizens may reasonably ask which document carries that status. | India News

A recent statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifying that a passport is not proof of citizenship has sparked debate. Indian courts have consistently ruled that…