Consider the following statements:
1) A person who was born on 26th January, 1951 in Rangoon, whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent.
2) A person who was born on 1st·July, 1988 in Itanagar, whose mother is a citizen of India at the time of his birth but the father was not, is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Statement I is correct because the person was born to an Indian citizen by birth, and Statement II is correct because the person was born in India to an Indian citizen mother.

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