Hyderabad, June 28 -- Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, confusion has been triggered among Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from Hyderabad after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that a passport has never been proof of citizenship.

Speaking to Siasat.com, an NRI from the city said that after the MEA statement, confusion prevails among many about the status of passports in the ongoing SIR.

Following the row triggered by the MEA statement, Election Commission officials clarified that Indian passports continue to be among the 12 valid supporting documents required by voters to prove their eligibility to be on the voters' list under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rol...