Re: Singaporeans are now forced to give up their Citizenship because of Medishield Li
what's with rajamuthi these days after losing his sg citizenship? is he also stateless like mr. ogawa ryuju?
http://news.asiaone.com/News/The+New+Paper/Story/A1Story20090104-112246.html
Man loses S'pore citizenship
By Arul John
HIS mother blames herself for being forgetful. And the result of her forgetfulness is that her son now has no country to call his own.
Mr Vadiveloo Rajamuthi was born in Malaysia, but has lived in Singapore since he was 3.
He claims he did not know he had to take an oath of renunciation, allegiance and loyalty after turning 21 if he wanted to remain a Singapore citizen.
His mother, Madam Karuppayee Arumugam, got a written reminder, but forgot to tell him about it.
That lapse caused Mr Vadiveloo to lose his Singapore citizenship in 2003 and he is now stateless.
Mr Vadiveloo, who does odd jobs, now lives here with a Special Pass from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), which is renewed annually.
Two appeals to ICA for citizenship or permanent residence were unsuccessful, and his family now hopes an appeal to the Ministry of Home Affairs will help.
Mr Vadiveloo was born in Johor Baru on 24 Jan 1976, and was registered as a Singapore citizen in 1980.
His father, a Singaporean, was working in Johor at the time of his birth. Mr Vadiveloo's elder brother, MrMurugan, 34, was born in Singapore and is a Singapore citizen.
In 1979, the family moved back to Singapore.
Mr Vadiveloo said he got a Singapore IC when he turned 16 and it was a pink one.
After finishing his National Service in 1996, he worked at various jobs. He last worked full-time as a security guard for a firm near Jurong Island.
Madam Karuppayee, 58, said that in 1997, she received a registered letter at the three-room HDB flat she and Mr Vadiveloo share near Balestier Road.
She said: 'I signed for the letter but did not know what it was for. A relative later told me that it was from the Immigration Department and was for Vadiveloo.
'My son was working near Jurong Island and did not come home every day. When he came home, I forgot to tell him about the letter as I was not well at the time.'
ICA practice is to send a second reminder if no action is taken after the first letter (see report at right), but mother and son claim they did not receive any other letters from ICA.
Information about the need to take the oath is also written on Mr Vadiveloo's citizenship certificate, but he said he never read it thoroughly.
Between 23 Jun 1998 and 26 Apr 2003, Mr Vadiveloo was in jail for robbery. During that time, Madam Karuppayee said, ICA called her and told her that Mr Vadiveloo had not taken his oath, despite it having sent a letter to her home informing him of the need to do so.
No longer citizen
Madam Karuppayee claims that she told the officer that she did not give the letter to him then and he was now in jail.
After Mr Vadiveloo was released from jail, he was shocked to be given a special pass instead of his pink NRIC.
He said: 'The ICA officers said I was no longer a Singapore citizen because I did not take the oath. When employers see my pass, they don't want to hire me because they do not know my citizenship.
'I cannot easily travel because of the restrictions of the pass.'
what's with rajamuthi these days after losing his sg citizenship? is he also stateless like mr. ogawa ryuju?
http://news.asiaone.com/News/The+New+Paper/Story/A1Story20090104-112246.html
Man loses S'pore citizenship
By Arul John
HIS mother blames herself for being forgetful. And the result of her forgetfulness is that her son now has no country to call his own.
Mr Vadiveloo Rajamuthi was born in Malaysia, but has lived in Singapore since he was 3.
He claims he did not know he had to take an oath of renunciation, allegiance and loyalty after turning 21 if he wanted to remain a Singapore citizen.
His mother, Madam Karuppayee Arumugam, got a written reminder, but forgot to tell him about it.
That lapse caused Mr Vadiveloo to lose his Singapore citizenship in 2003 and he is now stateless.
Mr Vadiveloo, who does odd jobs, now lives here with a Special Pass from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), which is renewed annually.
Two appeals to ICA for citizenship or permanent residence were unsuccessful, and his family now hopes an appeal to the Ministry of Home Affairs will help.
Mr Vadiveloo was born in Johor Baru on 24 Jan 1976, and was registered as a Singapore citizen in 1980.
His father, a Singaporean, was working in Johor at the time of his birth. Mr Vadiveloo's elder brother, MrMurugan, 34, was born in Singapore and is a Singapore citizen.
In 1979, the family moved back to Singapore.
Mr Vadiveloo said he got a Singapore IC when he turned 16 and it was a pink one.
After finishing his National Service in 1996, he worked at various jobs. He last worked full-time as a security guard for a firm near Jurong Island.
Madam Karuppayee, 58, said that in 1997, she received a registered letter at the three-room HDB flat she and Mr Vadiveloo share near Balestier Road.
She said: 'I signed for the letter but did not know what it was for. A relative later told me that it was from the Immigration Department and was for Vadiveloo.
'My son was working near Jurong Island and did not come home every day. When he came home, I forgot to tell him about the letter as I was not well at the time.'
ICA practice is to send a second reminder if no action is taken after the first letter (see report at right), but mother and son claim they did not receive any other letters from ICA.
Information about the need to take the oath is also written on Mr Vadiveloo's citizenship certificate, but he said he never read it thoroughly.
Between 23 Jun 1998 and 26 Apr 2003, Mr Vadiveloo was in jail for robbery. During that time, Madam Karuppayee said, ICA called her and told her that Mr Vadiveloo had not taken his oath, despite it having sent a letter to her home informing him of the need to do so.
No longer citizen
Madam Karuppayee claims that she told the officer that she did not give the letter to him then and he was now in jail.
After Mr Vadiveloo was released from jail, he was shocked to be given a special pass instead of his pink NRIC.
He said: 'The ICA officers said I was no longer a Singapore citizen because I did not take the oath. When employers see my pass, they don't want to hire me because they do not know my citizenship.
'I cannot easily travel because of the restrictions of the pass.'
