India, Aug. 19 -- The INDIA bloc Vice-Presidential candidate B. Sudershan Reddy said on Tuesday that there was only one citizenship in the country.

The former Supreme Court justice said that both he and his opponent, NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan, are Indians, and it doesn't matter if it is North, South, East, or West.

"It is the Parliamentarians who elect the Vice President. Political parties may sponsor the candidates. There is only one citizenship in this country. Myself and CP Raadhakrishnan ji are Indian nationals. Whether it is South, North, East, West, nothing matters," Reddy was quoted by ANI as saying.

Reddy's reference to regions comes as both he and CP Radhakrishnan come from southern states. While Radhakrishnan is from Tam...