India, Oct. 16 -- Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit backed a notice issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office directing actor Imran Khan, a United States citizen who holds an Overseas Citizen of India card, to leave India by Oct. 28, after Khan’s participation in a Mumbai protest led to a political controversy. Khan is preparing to challenge the notice in the Bombay High Court.
Foreigners Regional Registration Office notice and timeline
The controversy began on Oct. 10, when Mumbai Police detained Imran Khan during a protest at August Kranti Maidan.
The protest was organised by the Cockroach Janta Party and called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of el...