Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has finally become an Indian after he was granted Indian citizenship on January 1, 2016. He was awarded the certificate of naturalization on Friday at the North Block from Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home and Adnan’s wife Roya Faryabi also witnessed the whole proceedings.
Adnan stated this experience as “life changing” and “historic” and also said that for him “it was the biggest gift on the first day of the new year”.
Adnan applied for the Indian citizenship in the year 2003; he has spent a long time waiting for this to happen and when this happened, he was excited like a kid. He said, “I was like an excited child. I’d applied back in 2003, it’s been a long wait, but I’ve been extremely patient, wanting to follow every procedure to the T.”
Adnan has also said in an interview that he could have got any country’s citizenship but he wanted India’s citizenship as he felt at home here. From this perspective, it’s worth mentioning that he is living in India for almost 16 years now.
Twitter also reacted fast to the tweet that Adnan made after getting Indian citizenship and we have brought some selected ones for you:
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https://twitter.com/AskAnshul/status/682503793498435584
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Once a Pakistani now an Indian, singer Adnan Sami Khan gets Indian citizenship finally! https://t.co/4bEA4lv4YD pic.twitter.com/ilBjxlbjdO
— Naila Inayat (@nailainayat) December 31, 2015
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Pakistani singer Adnan Sami granted Indian citizenship. Govt must have negotiated for a swap.
Take Aamir or Shahrukh, give Adnan in return.— Truth by IBTL (@ibtlx) December 31, 2015
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Indians are so health conscious! Even Adnan Sami had to get himself slim to get Indian citizenship! 😂
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 1, 2016
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Know what, I am not flattered Adnan Sami wraps himself in tricolour & says Jai Hind. Can 1 who dumps own motherland be an Indian patriot now
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) January 1, 2016
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Not like Adnan Sami said Pakistan Murdabad in front of a crowd at Lal Quila with a handpump in background.
— dorku (@Dorkstar) January 1, 2016
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https://twitter.com/QararaRasha/status/683586012531003392
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Dear Pakistanis,
I knw u like India but if you want to enter India, do it like Adnan Sami & not like Ajmal Kasab. #PathankotAttack
— Mandeep Singh Gulia (@mandeeptweets) January 3, 2016
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Adnan Sami has become an Indian and he says we r tolerant people, 'thodi si lift kara de' !
— Harish Shah (@HarishShah07) January 3, 2016
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Modi attending Adnan Sami's citizenship ceremony via Skype. pic.twitter.com/Foh042iCRV
— Vijay Padiyar (@VijayPadiyar) January 3, 2016
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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, 2016
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@AdnanSamiLive:Dear Indians adnan sami's father was pakistan's 1965 war hero, he killed many indians, be careful adnan could b an ISI agent.
— Khawar Hussain Awan (@govtofkhawar) January 3, 2016
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