Summary The Pakistani singer thanked Narendra Modi for approving his Indian citizenship.
NEW DELHI (Web Desk) - A day after becoming an Indian citizen, Pakistan-born singer Adnan Sami tweeted ‘Jai Hind‘ along with the Indian tricolour.
A New Beginning... A New Feeling... A New Belonging... A New Love Affair... A New Country... JAI HIND!!! pic.twitter.com/3wxoJFSJEf
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 1, 2016On Thursday, Sami was granted Indian nationality after years of repeated refusal.
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Sami sang his famous song - ‘Teri oonchi shaan hai maula...Mujhko bhi to lift kara de‘ - after he received a citizenship certificate from Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in Delhi.
Indian Home Ministry officials said Sami was granted Indian citizenship following his request to the Centre to legalise his status in the country on humanitarian grounds.
The singer had first arrived in India on March 13, 2001 on a visitor‘s visa with the validity of one year which was issued by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. It was extended several times.
His Pakistani passport expired in May this year and was not renewed by Islamabad which led him to seek Indian citizenship.
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