Just one week after approval, Latvian parliament reverses decision to grant citizenship to Vishwanath
The Latvian parliament has retroactively annulled a law that granted citizenship to Indian scientist Divya Kannan Vishwanath just one week after its passage. The reversal follows concerns regarding the completeness of her qualifications and the legislative process.
Why it matters
The incident highlights internal political friction within the Latvian government regarding the criteria for granting citizenship for special services.
Latvia's parliament has urgently reversed its decision to grant citizenship to Indian scientist Divya Kannan Vishwanath just one week after approving it, following concerns about her qualifications and the information supporting the original decision.
Photo: Ieva Leiniša/LETA Advertisements On Thursday, the Latvian parliament, the Saeima, adopted urgent legislation declaring invalid from the date of its adoption a law passed just one week earlier granting Latvian citizenship to Indian national Divya Kannan Vishwanath.
The amendments were submitted by MPs from New Unity (JV), who proposed invalidating the law adopted on the 15th of October granting Vishwanath Latvian citizenship for special services to the country. Under the newly adopted legislation, the previous decision is annulled retroactively from the date it was originally adopted.
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