Joshy Kalluveettil who filed the petition sought to know whether PM Modi is an Indian citizen or not. A top official of the municipality, however, said that the query has been forwarded to the office of the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) in New Delhi.

Joshy - an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker was quoted as saying by the local media that officials were initially reluctant to accept his application and even ridiculed him.