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While Britannica (as sourced in the article) does say he was born in Amritsar. In this (3:35) interview with Rajya Sabha TV he himself says that he was born in Delhi. Also the same is stated in the Twitter post as rightly pointed out by @Sahilgng in the edit request above.
In cases such as these (for basic facts of birthplace, date etc.) official records (as included in the Twitter post) and WP:SPS statements from the subject themselves (as in the interview) are preferable over tertiary sources like Britannica.
The Twitter post seals the deal. I have no issues with changing Kumar's birthplace, to be honest I didn't even notice the difference in the article. Like you've said about tertiary sources, I agree on that note. Rejoy2003(talk) 17:10, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]