New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Amid a political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday said the Aadhaar card is not proof of citizenship, but it can be used as proof of identity. The CEC made the comments, citing the Supreme Court's ruling that Aadhaar is to be used in accordance with the Aadhaar Act.

While addressing a press conference in New Delhi, CEC Gyanesh Kumar said, "As far as the Aadhaar Card is concerned, the Supreme Court has said that Aadhaar is to be used as per Aadhaar Act. Section 9 of the Aadhaar Act says that Aadhaar will not be the proof of domicile or citizenship."

"The Supreme Court has given several rulings that Aadhaar is not a proof of date of birth...