Only 11,272 foreign nationals in India have Aadhaar, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale said on Thursday (November 6, 2025), quoting the UIDAI's data, as he attacked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly claiming that a huge number of foreigners had the document.

In a post on X, Mr. Gokhale shared a copy of a reply given by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar to his letter in which he had asked number of Aadhaar issued to foreign nationals.

"I wrote to UIDAI asking how many Aadhaar cards in India have been issued to foreign nationals. The answer? Only 11,272 foreigners," Mr. Gokhale said in his post.

"Over the last year, HM Amit Shah and BJP have been claiming that a huge number of illegal foreign migrants have been issued Aadhaar cards in India. I

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