Modi Govt Revokes Aatish Taseer's OCI Card For 'Concealing His Father Was Pakistani'

'The Narendra Modi government has revoked the Overseas Citizen of India card status held by journalist and author Aatish Taseer, in what can be held as the direct fallout of his election-time cover story on the prime minister for TIME magazine. This could mean that Taseer can be banned from visiting India in the future, reported PTI... His father’s identity as a liberal politician in Pakistan has not only been an enduring subject for Taseer’s essays and novels, it also finds mention in the writings of his mother Tavleen, who is often vocal in support of the Modi regime. Tavleen is Indian... In the days following the TIME story, the headline of which – ‘Divider-in-Chief’ – particularly captured the imagination of rightwing Twitter while the country headed into the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Taseer has been increasingly active on social media, leading an almost laconic battle against right-leaning, rightwing, and BJP supporting men and women who often tweet their criticism of him and his Islamic roots...'