Nearly 9 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship between 2019 and 2024, according to government data. The numbers stood at 1.4 lakh in 2019, 85,300 in 2020, 1.63 lakh in 2021, 2.25 lakh in 2022, 2.16 lakh in 2023 and 2.06 lakh in 2024. The figures highlight a significant rise in citizenship renunciations over the period.
