CID books Ramesh for flouting citizenship act

Hyderabad: Telangana CID registered a case against BRS leader and four-time MLA from Vemulawada, Chennamaneni Ramesh, under various sections of the IPC, Indian Passport Act, Foreigners' Act, and the Indian Citizenship Act. CID initiated action against the former legislator on a complaint from Vemulawada MLA and govt whip, Adi Srinivas.
Earlier in December 2024, the Telangana high court stripped Ramesh of his Indian citizenship after finding that he was a German citizen. The court found his approach misleading in acquiring Indian citizenship through the suppression of facts and declared him ineligible for contesting elections in India.
Sources in CID confirmed that Srinivas lodged a complaint based on the HC order and informed them that the delay in lodging the complaint was due to obtaining the judgment copy from the HC and after consulting his legal team. They have asked Srinivas to submit the evidence and other details related to the complaint, following which the investigation would proceed, added the source.
Ramesh was elected four times as MLA from Vemulawada. In the 2009 and 2010 by-elections, he won on a TDP ticket, and in 2014 and 2018, he was elected as MLA on a BRS ticket. Srinivas lost thrice to him before winning the election in 2023 on a Congress ticket.