OCI status of foreigners who voted in Tamil Nadu Assembly election comes under scrutiny

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• The Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status of foreign nationals who voted in the recent Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu has come under scrutiny, official sources said on Tuesday (May 19, 2026).
• The number of foreigners of Indian origin who voted in a fraudulent manner has increased to 30. Action planned Their declaration while applying for the OCI card that they had surrendered their voter identity cards or deleted their name from the electoral rolls will be treated as a false declaration and action will taken under law, the sources said.
• What is Overseas Citizen of India card, how to apply for it?
• The OCI application form has a clause which states that if it is found that the registration (as an OCI cardholder) was obtained by means of fraud, false representation, or concealment of any material fact, the registration of such a person will be cancelled forthwith and he/she...