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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Patriotic Alliance has initiated legal action against the Miss SA organisation in a bid to get Chidimma Adetshina withdrawn from the competition.<\/p>\n

Adetshina has been in the spotlight in recent weeks with many South Africans questioning her eligibility to compete for the title. She was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father and a Mozambican mother.<\/p>\n

The home affairs department on Wednesday said there might have been identity theft committed by the person registered as Adetshina\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n

PA deputy leader Kenny Kunene said the party is filing papers at the high court in Pretoria on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The] PA has instituted urgent legal action to interdict Chidimma Adetshina from participating in the Miss South Africa [contest]. We intend to have the matter heard on August 10,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The pageant winner is scheduled to be crowned later the same day, with the event at SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria, starting at 6pm. \u201cWe are vindicated as the Patriotic Alliance. We were insulted and ridiculed. The South African Human Rights Commission also joined in to [criticise] us and the patriotic South Africans who spoke against this fraud. We shall not stop our legal process to interdict this Nigerian from contesting Miss SA.\u201dThe PA previously argued Adetshina was not \u201cSouth African enough\u201d when videos showing her celebrating with people dressed in Nigerian attire surfaced on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiss South Africa is meant to be a patriotic ambassador for South Africa wherever she goes in the world. She must represent the best of what it means to be a young South African woman in this country today, and she must promote South Africa’s interests wherever she goes, particularly when she contests global pageants.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is clear from video material in circulation of her with her family that Adetshina’s family is fully Nigerian and they are celebrating her success as Nigerians, not South Africans,\u201d Kunene said.<\/p>\n

Sport, arts and culture minister and PA leader Gayton McKenzie said he feels vindicated after the home affairs probe.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur next step is to find the South African mother [whose identity was allegedly stolen]. Let\u2019s blow open this whole racket and arrest\/s should follow. I thank all patriotic South Africans who stood by me when I was called all sorts of names. Words fail to adequately describe my gratitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are meeting the owners [of Miss SA on Thursday],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Patriotic Alliance has initiated legal action against the Miss SA organisation in a bid to get Chidimma Adetshina withdrawn from the competition. Adetshina has been in the spotlight in recent weeks with many South Africans questioning her eligibility to compete for the title. 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