India, Sept. 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked a Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Karnataka and complainant in Rahul Gandhi citizenship controversy, S Vignesh Shishir, as it is investigating the matter from the foreign funding aspect, people familiar with the development said on Saturday.

Shishir, officials said, has been called to Delhi on September 9 to depose before the agency sleuths and share any documents in his possession.

An officer, who didn't want to be named, said the federal financial crimes probe agency had launched a foreign exchange management act (FEMA) probe linked to Rahul Gandhi citizenship matter about four years ago but Shishir has been summoned for the first time.

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