Uttam Khobragade Quotes

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In response to news that Devyani Khobragade's 9 January 2014 indictment was dismissed - "They tried to trap Devyani with a false complaint against her. I thank the Indian government and the Indians for their cooperation and help. She will go back to America with full diplomatic immunity."

Uttam Khobragade

In response to his grandchildren holding dual passports in a way said to be contrary to law - "What is the big deal? Their mother is an Indian diplomat, so they used an Indian passport. The passports were duly kept in the custody of Indian mission in New York once they had received US passports... When we were taking the kids to the US, we were told as they were natural US citizens they should get US passports."

Uttam Khobragade

In response to Adarsh Housing Society incident - "There were flats reserved for the scheduled [lower] castes which we applied for and were allotted one of them. We paid the cost of the flat in full. But now it seems we have been cheated. They are neither giving [us] the flat nor any sign of returning our money."

Uttam Khobragade

Uttam Khobragade

Uttam Khobragade

Born: May 8, 1951 (age 75)

Bio: Uttam Khobragade is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service and father of Devyani Khobragade. He is president of Bahujan Karmachari Mahasangh, an organization that advocates on behalf of lower caste workers.

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