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Khaby Lame, who was last year named the most popular TikTok user, has been given Italian citizenship after coming to the nation as a child from his native Senegal.

Lame, 22, who is best known for his amusing and wordless responses to online "life hacks," took the oath of citizenship on Wednesday, according to the local council in Chiavasso, a town northeast of Turin.

The meteoric rise of Lame to fame cast a negative light on Italy's stringent citizenship laws and the way the government treats the hundreds of other young immigrants who were either born in Italy or were raised there by non-Italians.

In response to the sudden spike in interest in the issue, Italy's deputy interior minister Carlo Sibilia tweeted on June 24 that Lame's citizenship application had recently been accepted. The message has since been deleted.

It is against the law in Italy for children born to non-Italians to petition for citizenship until they are 18 years old. This rule discriminates against the many children who are culturally Italian but are not granted citizenship, according to critics.

Lame told reporters that he felt "extremely proud" of his citizenship and "a big responsibility for the pledge" he took. Lame has also held onto his Senegalese passport.

"I didn't feel Italian before signing, but other than that, not much has changed," he claimed. But as of right now, I am legally an Italian citizen.

When asked how his life had changed as a result of his newfound TikTok fame, Lame remarked that while his family had been struggling financially when he was a child, they were happy. However, now, he said, "It's another reality, it's completely another world which I am still not used to, but I am gradually adapting."

Source: The Bureau

" took the oath of citizenship

Was it by expression or the guy literally talks

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vastolord4:

" took the oath of citizenship

Was it by expression or the guy literally talks