New Delhi, June 26 -- Senior Congress leader, Shashi Tharoor has called on the Union government to amend the law to make both passport and Aadhaar card conclusive proof of Indian citizenship. The former Union Minister argued that the current legal position has created confusion and an 'absurd legal paradox.'

In a post on X on Friday, Tharoor weighed in on the controversy sparked by the Ministry of External Affairs' clarification on Passport Seva Divas that an Indian passport is primarily a travel document and not conclusive proof of citizenship.

Government emphasised, through sources, that a passport has never been considered proof of citizenship and that there has been no new policy regarding this document implemented by the Narendra M...