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Adnan Sami thanks Indian government for granting him citizenship

| | Jan 01, 2016, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi Jan 1 (IBNS): Singer Adnan Sami has been granted Indian citizenship by the government here.

Sami on Friday thanked the Indian government for granting him the citizen in the nation.

Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the singer tweeted: "My Profound thanks to Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for approving my Indian Citizenship.A New birth!"

"I'm highly indebted to the Honourable HM @BJPRajnathSingh ji for his tremendous support in granting me Indian Citizenship," he said.

The Pakistani singer had earlier made a representation  to the Indian home ministry on the issue.

The singer was last given a  visa extension to stay in India in October, reports said.

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