NRI moves Supreme Court for voting rights

As India holds its general elections within a month, a writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India, demanding the Indian Government provide voting facilities to millions of overseas Indians.
The writ petition has been filed by Dr Shamseer Valayil Parampath, a Non Resident Indian (NRI) in the UAE, who approached the apex Indian court, demanding NRIs be given the right to vote in the countries where they live and work.
From April 7 to May 12, India will vote in nine phases to elect its next Prime Minister.
There have been occasional hunger strikes, Facebook campaigns and online petitions asking the Indian Government to allow NRIs to cast votes in countries where they reside and the Supreme Court has rejected some earlier pleas, but the UAE based NRI businessman is firm about his move.