The Congress had alleged that the controversy had been timed to coincide with the elections although the Supreme Court had upheld his Indian citizenship in 2013. The bench asked the counsel why they had approached the court in 2019 when the company documents were drawn up in 2005-2006. When did you come to know about this?” the bench asked. “Still, it took you 2019 to approach the court?” the bench asked. Contacted by The Telegraph in the evening, Patra, the BJP spokesperson, said: “I have not gone through the court order.

Source: The Telegraph May 10, 2019 00:56 UTC