113 Sri Lankans given Indian citizenship since 2014

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India has granted citizenship to nearly 19,000 people from five neighbouring countries including 113 Sri Lankan citizens, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Indian media reported that Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said those who were granted Indian citizenship belonged to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.

Among the 18,999 people who were granted Indian citizenship, a total of 15,036 were from Bangladesh, he said in a written reply.

The highest number of Bangladeshi nationals -- 14,864 people -- were granted Indian citizenship in 2015 under section 7 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 following the signing of the Indo-Bangladesh land boundary agreement.

A total of 2,935 Pakistani, 914 Afghan and 113 Sri Lankan citizens and one Myanmar national were granted Indian citizenship from 2014 to 2019, Rai said.

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eresh S kumara Thursday, 05 March 2020 04:08 PM

Must be Tamil Sri lankan citizens from Northern area to Southern Area of India

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ANTON Thursday, 05 March 2020 04:21 PM

BUT WE GAVE OUR WHOLE UPCOUNTRY TO INDIANS.

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Jeeves Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:29 PM

Many more illegal Indian immigrants here!

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paraarumugam Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:41 PM

Those 113 Srilankan citizens granted Indian Citizenship, should most probably be srilankan born Indian origins of the plantation workers, who have migrated back to their mother land. How could they be counted as Srilankans? Over to you Minister

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