MUMBAI: Superman has always been treated as a American national who constantly fights evil, but not anymore.

In Action Comics‘ 900th issue, the super hero has renounced his US citizenship following a clash with the federal government. "I intend to speak before the United Nations tomorrow and inform them that I am renouncing my U.S. citizenship," the ‘Man of Steel‘ has reportedly said. "I‘m tired of having my actions construed as instruments of US policy," he added. 

Said DC‘s co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio in a statement, "Superman is a visitor from a distant planet who has long embraced American values. As a character and an icon, he embodies the best of the American Way. In a short story in Action Comics 900, Superman announces his intention to put a global focus on his never ending battle, but he remains, as always, committed to his adopted home and his roots as a Kansas farm boy from Smallville."

Not everyone is outraged by Superman‘s citizenship surrender, though. Wrote Wired blogger Scott Thill, "Superman has always been bigger than the United States. In an age rife with immigration paranoia, it‘s refreshing to see an alien refugee tell the United States that it‘s as important to him as any other country on Earth-which, in turn, is as important to Superman as any other planet in the multiverse."