Hyderabad, May 19 -- Academic, writer and professor Nitasha Kaul said that the Indian government has cancelled her Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status, accusing her of academic work against "anti-minority and anti-democratic policies."

Taking to X, she said, "I received a cancellation of my OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) today after arriving home. A bad faith, vindictive, cruel example of TNR (transnational repression) punishing me for scholarly work on anti-minority and anti-democratic policies of Modi rule," Kaul posted on X.

Overseas Citizen of India is an immigration status that allows foreigners of Indian origin to live and work in India indefinitely.

Kaul, a professor of Politics, International Studies, and Critical Inter...