Why does wikipedia show Akshay kumar's nationality as canadian

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Please no bashing..just saw this on twitter and decided to check it outšŸ˜•Indian nahi hain kya Akshay??
Akshay Kumar
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Kumar during the promotion of his film Gabbar Is Back in 2015
BornRajiv Hari Om Bhatia
9 September 1967 (age 48)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
ResidenceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor, producer, presenter
Years active1987-present
Spouse(s)Twinkle Khanna (m. 2001)
Children2
Relatives
  • Rajesh Khanna (Father-in-law)
  • Dimple Kapadia (Mother-in-law)
  • Rinke Khanna (Sister-in-law)
AwardsPadma Shri (2009),
Other Awards
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Posted: 9 years ago
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discussed earlier as well and again at time of airlift as well. Akshay has canadian citizenship yes
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Isi forum pe parha tha k he is Canadian National and has given up his Indian nationality since shayad India mein dual nationality allowed nahi hai..
Just passing on the info
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Posted: 9 years ago
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because he holds Canadian passport and Indian constitution does not allow dual citizenship.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Because Akshay gave up his indian passport for canadian passport ...i have heard he invests a lot in canada so his plan might be to settle there if he retires from BW .
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: Love_Katty_24-7

because he holds Canadian passport and Indian constitution does not allow dual citizenship.

par canada ka citizenship lena kyun pada , yehi to secret hai šŸ˜‰
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Posted: 9 years ago
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He had a choice of Canadian or Indian citizenship.
So what is he on in India?

Work permitšŸ˜†
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Posted: 9 years ago
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The Indian constitution doesn't allow dual citizenship so he opted for Canadian citizenship...
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: Anachronist

par canada ka citizenship lena kyun pada , yehi to secret hai šŸ˜‰


šŸ˜†šŸ˜† Yeap that is a perfectly valid point! Aakhir kyu?šŸ˜’ aisa kya gunah kar diya India mei, joh kisi ko pata nahi chala abhi takšŸ˜‰šŸ˜†šŸ˜† Kuch toh gadbad hai, Daya pata lagaošŸ˜†šŸ˜†
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: Atomicbomb

He had a choice of Canadian or Indian citizenship.

So what is he on in India?

Work permitšŸ˜†


He might be having an OCI - Overseas Citizenship of India. OCI allows you to work in India except select few sectors.

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