THERE IS NO ISSUE FOR REMO ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF NATIONAL AWARD. I AM SURE THAT REMO MAY NOT LIKE TO KEEP THIS AWARD WITH HIM ANYMORE AND HE IS CAPABLE OF SURRENDERING IT. MATTER ENDS. MANY PEOPLE ALREADY SURRENDERED THEIR AWARDS. NEXT TIME BEFORE GIVING AWARDS GOVERNMENT MUST VERIFY WHETHER HE OR SHE ARE FOREIGNERS AND NO CRIME HAVE COMMITTED IF NATIONALS AND ALL SUCH CLAUSES MUST BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE AWARDING THEM. WHY ISSUES EVERYDAY CROPPING UP. WHO KNOWS WHAT ACTUALLY REMO SAID TO THIS GIRL AND WHY THE HELL REMO WILL GO TO GMC. AGAIN TO UTTER SAME WORDS? JUST TO INSULT HER? IS REMO MAD.?
STEPHEN DIAS DONA PAULA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions over legality of Remo's National awards Story: THE GOAN NETWORK | 25th December 2015, 12:00 Hrs Padma Shri, Karmaveer Puraskar subject of debate Nationality issue comes to haunt pop singer PANAJI A simple case of rash and negligent driving filed against the son of pop singer Remo Fernandes has threatened to snowball into a major controversy for the award winning musician with questions now being raised about the legality of the Padma Shri award he received in 2007 as well as his participation in politics in late 2013 following the AAP’s success in Delhi. According to information available, Remo’s birth was registered in Lisbon in 1993, but was issued a Portuguese passport only in 2011. While activist Aires Rodrigues alleges that one becomes a Portuguese national no sooner one’s birth is registered in Portugal, and hence Remo was a Portuguese national since then, another line of argument suggests that one becomes a Portuguese national only when one willingly renounces their Indian citizenship through accepting a Portuguese passport or a Bilhete de Identidade (Identity Card). “Documents reveal that Remo Fernandes acquired Portuguese citizenship on May 21, 1993,” Rodrigues said pointing to the assento de nascimento issued in Remo’s name. Remo received the Padma Shri in 2007 as well as the Karmaveer Puraskar award. While his nationality at the time of receiving the Padma Shri, is debatable, his being appointed as a brand ambassador for the Election Commission of India to promote ethical voting and urging people to come out and vote as well as joining the Aam Aadmi Party in December 2013 well after he was issued a Portuguese passport is not. Remo was roped in ahead of the Assembly elections in Goa to help draw youth to vote with his posters and banners -- erected across the state -- appealing people to come out in large numbers and vote. Following AAP’s surprise showing at the Delhi assembly elections in December 2013, Remo along with noted doctor Oscar Rebello joined the party making them two popular figures to join the upstart party. While Remo was issued a Portuguese passport in 2011, he surrendered his Indian Passport at the Indian Embassy in Lisbon in 2014 completing his nationality migration process. Fernandes has not denied that he is a Portuguese national but in a statement to a local news website Remo has said that there’s nothing wrong in being a Portuguese national. “There is nothing shameful or embarrassing about opting for another nationality”, says Remo. “Yes, I have taken Portuguese nationality after duly surrendering my Indian nationality, but I have an OCI Card, which makes me an Overseas Citizen of India. This is something I have never hidden, so the claim that this is \'discovered\' by the Police is a pathetic misleader”, said Remo to the news websitegoanews.com. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Goanet annual year-end meet in Goa: if you're reading this, you're eligible to join us! Dec 28, 2015 @ 11 am Fundacao Oriente, Panjim Confirm your participation with a short email to [email protected] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
