Akshay Kumar Reclaims Indian Citizenship on Independence Day!
Actor Akshay Kumar announces regaining Indian citizenship after facing criticism for Canadian citizenship.
Kumar shares a photo of his Indian citizenship certificate on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
"Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani," Kumar writes on Twitter, sharing his certificate of citizenship from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Akshay Kumar reflects on career challenges in the 1990s that prompted his decision to apply for Canadian citizenship.
His Citizenship status questioned after not voting in 2019 Lok Sabha elections and conducting an interview with PM Narendra Modi.
In February, Kumar vowed to renounce Canadian citizenship and applied for a change of passport.
Kumar's Indian citizenship coincides with India's 77th Independence Day celebrations.
Kumar's real name listed as Akshay Hariom Bhatia; Canadian citizenship now replaced by Indian citizenship.