94 Year Old Andhra Woman Gives Up Us Passport Wants To Die As Indian

But a 94-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh has shown that for some, nothing is more precious than being called an Indian.

Kondragunta Mahalakshmamma, a 94-year-old US citizen, has appealed for the restoration of her Indian citizenship, saying she wishes to “die as an Indian” in her native village in Andhra Pradesh.

The matter came up for hearing before Bapatla District Collector V Vinod Kumar at the PGRS Hall in the Collectorate on Tuesday.

Mahalakshmamma originally belongs to Chinthagumpala village in Chinaganjam mandal. According to officials, she moved to the United States after the death of her husband, Nagabhushanam.

She lived with her son, oncologist Dr K Buchaiah Choudhary, and acquired US citizenship in July 2000. After spending nearly two decades abroad, she returned to India in 2018 and settled in her native village.

Since returning, Mahalakshmamma has voluntarily given up her US citizenship and applied online for the restoration of her Indian citizenship.

As part of the process, she recited the oath of allegiance in Telugu with the help of an official. She pledged true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India and promised to fulfil her duties as a citizen.

“Following the oath, district staff presented official documents for verification. She was carefully guided to sign at the designated places as part of the legal formalities. The process concluded with a district official announcing in English that the oath of allegiance had been successfully taken in the presence of the Collector and District Magistrate,” Collector Vinod Kumar said.

Mahalakshmamma currently holds OCI status as well as US citizenship.

“As she felt she was nearing the end of her life, she expressed a strong desire to spend her final days and pass away as an Indian citizen. On June 23, she came to me along with her son as per procedure,” Kumar added.

Since she is elderly, officials provided the oath printout in Telugu, and her son helped her read it.

“She completed the formalities accordingly,” the official said.

“It was a very moving and emotional moment for all of us present,” Kumar said.

During the proceedings, Mahalakshmamma told officials that she wants to spend the rest of her life in her homeland and have her last rites performed in India.

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