President Pranab Mukherjee has nominanted 2 Anglo-Indian Community members to the lower house as per the provisions of Article 331 of Indian Constitution. The two members are Professor Richard Hay and George Baker. Richard hails from Kerala and he teaches economics in various academic institutes in India as well as abroad. George Baker hails from West Bengal and he is an actor by profession. Since 1970s, he has acted in several Assamese and Bengali movies.
Who is an Anglo-Indian?
As per the Article 366(2) of the Indian Constitution, Anglo-Indian is a person who is domiciled within the territory of India, whose father or any of his other male progenitors are in the male line are of European descent.
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