3-Time Ex-MLA From KCR's Party Was German Citizen: Telangana High Court
NDTV
Mr Ramesh had earlier won the Vemulawada seat four times - in 2009 as part of the Telugu Desam Party and then thrice from 2010 to 2018, including the bypoll after he switched parties.
Ex-BRS leader Chennamaneni Ramesh is a German citizen and used forged documents - presenting himself as an Indian national - to contest the Vemulawada Assembly seat, the Telangana High Court ruled Monday on a petition filed by the Congress' Aadi Srinivas. హైకోర్టులో @BRSparty మాజీ ఎమ్మెల్యే చెన్నమనేని రమేష్కు ఎదురుదెబ్బ!జర్మనీ పౌరుడిగా ఉంటూ తప్పుడు పత్రాలతో ఎమ్మెల్యేగా ఎన్నికైన రమేష్కు ₹30 లక్షల జరిమానాపిటిషనర్ ఆది శ్రీనివాస్కు ₹25 లక్షలు, లీగల్ సర్వీస్ ఆథారిటీకి ₹5 లక్షలు చెల్లించాల్సిందిగా హైకోర్టు ఆదేశం. pic.twitter.com/shmXIHT5vk
The court held Mr Ramesh had failed to provide documentation from the German embassy confirming he is no longer a citizen of that country. It imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 25 lakh is payable to Mr Srinivas, against whom Mr Ramesh lost the November 2023 election.
In a celebratory post on X, Mr Srinivas said, "Backlash to former MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh... 30 lakhs fined to Ramesh who was elected MLA with false documents as a German citizen..."
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