Boy who saluted Indian flag in viral flood photo faces deportation
(The Guardian India)

Nine-year-old, but not his mother, left off list of citizens published in Assam crackdownA child who appeared in a viral photograph last year saluting the Indian flag in chest-deep floodwater has been declared a foreigner and could be deported as part of a government drive to root out illegal immigrants.Haider Ali Khan appeared in a photograph with his teacher and two others on 15 August last year, India´s 70th independence anniversary, showing the group saluting the Indian tricolour. Related: Assam`s list: Indian state preparing to deport tens of thousands of `foreigners` Continue reading...