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Shashi Tharoor Calls for Legal Overhaul on Indian Passports and Aadhaar Cards

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Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday called for a legislative overhaul to end the controversy over the legal status of Indian passports, arguing that both passports and Aadhaar cards should be recognised as conclusive proof of Indian citizenship unless they are cancelled or withdrawn by the state.Reacting to the Ministry of External Affairs’ clarification on Passport Seva Divas that an Indian passport is primarily a travel document and not conclusive proof of c…