India, July 25 -- More than 2 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. While the figure is similar to that of the previous year, it is slightly lower, data shared by the government revealed.

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh shared the data in response to a question on renouncement of Indian citizenship, asked in Rajya Sabha.

A look at how many Indians let go of citizenship in previous years:

The Ministry of External Affairs was asked if it was aware that there was an upward trend in the number of Indians relinquishing Indian citizenship.

However, the data shared in response to the question showed that there was no linear increase in the number of people who gave up their Indian citizens...