Wayanad (Kerala):NDA candidate from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency Thushar Vellappally on Sunday filed a complaint with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, seeking review of the nomination filed by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
In his letter written through his advocate Sinil Kumar G, Vellappally claimed that Rahul is "not eligible to contest" the Lok Sabha elections because he holds dual passports and "is not a citizen of India."
"It is understood that Rahul Gandhi is having a passport of a foreign country also. He has not disclosed this fact in the nomination files or in the affidavit," wrote Vellappally in his complaint.
"It is said that Rahul Gandhi has professedly used the name Rahul Vincy in his educational certificates. There is no material to substantiate that Rahul Vincy and Rahul Gandhi is the same person," he added.
The NDA candidate further mentioned in his letter that the Returning Officer in Amethi too raised serious doubts over Rahul's qualification and citizenship.
"It is worthwhile to mention that the Returning Officer in Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) wherein Rahul Gandhi is contesting, has raised serious doubts about his qualifications and even citizenship, and hence has postponed the scrutiny of his nomination papers on multiple grounds," he wrote.