Obtaining Indian citizenship was certainly a challenge for the singer, since he had been pursuing it for a long time. However, the new year proved to be a good luck charm for Sami, since the Indian government approved his request and granted him citizenship status.
Adnan Sami Khan had requested the Indian Home Ministry on May 26 to grant him citizenship on humanitarian grounds. He had been allowed to stay for an indefinite period in the country and it was being touted that he was on his way to becoming an Indian officially.
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Adnan took to his Twitter account and tweeted a line from the famous Indian movie Gandhi, to depict his joyous feeling.
“I’ve traveled so far. And all I’ve done is come back… home.” (Quote from the movie ‘Gandhi’) #sotrue #Icanrelate pic.twitter.com/Wqtz5UIqXK
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 2, 2016
Earlier, Adnan had also thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and officials of the Indian government for granting him Indian citizenship.
A New Beginning… A New Feeling… A New Belonging… A New Love Affair… A New Country… JAI HIND!!!🙏💖😍🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/3wxoJFSJEf — Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 1, 2016
Receiving my Indian Citizenship Certificate of Naturalisation frm MOS Home Affairs @KirenRijiju ji! Huge Thanks!🙏💖😊 pic.twitter.com/yEnMyWJTJe
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 1, 2016
My Profound thanks to Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for approving my Indian Citizenship.A New birth!🙏💖😊 pic.twitter.com/jvM8vu5Zit — Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 1, 2016
I’m highly indebted to the Honourable HM @BJPRajnathSingh ji for his tremendous support in granting me Indian Citizenship.. 🙏💖😊
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 1, 2016
Adnan Sami has sung quite popular hits in India and his rendition of Bhar De Jholi for blockbuster film Bajrangi Bhaijaan also proved to be quite popular for his fan base. The song attracted criticism from Amjad Sabri, who accused Sami of copying it without his permission.
