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Bollywood actor told to leave India over protest
Imran Khan, a US citizen and Bollywood actor, has been ordered to leave India by October 28 after joining a rally against the election commission chief.
In brief
Imran Khan, a US citizen and Bollywood actor, has been ordered to leave India by October 28 after joining a rally against the election commission chief. Indian authorities ordered Bollywood actor Imran Khan to leave by October 28 after he participated in a political protest, citing immigration law violations…
Actor ordered out of India
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Indian authorities have asked Bollywood actor Imran Khan, forty-three, to leave the country by October twenty-eighth after he joined a protest against the election commission chief.
Khan breached immigration law
Khan is a US citizen. Under Indian law, foreigners' participation in political protests may be treated as a violation of immigration and visa rules.
Rally against election chief
Khan participated in a rally in Mumbai on October tenth, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter list revisions that critics say favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
The headline
Indian authorities ordered Bollywood actor Imran Khan to leave by October 28 after he participated in a political protest, citing immigration law violations.
