Tamil Nadu: Thalapathy Vijay, Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief, on Monday, hit out at the Centre after it implemented the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
The Centre announced the implementation of the CAA 2019, a move that came four years after the law was passed by Parliament, and paved the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. With this, the Centre will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from the three countries.
“It is not acceptable to implement any law like the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) in an environment where all citizens of the country live with social harmony,” a rough translation of his statement, which was released in Tamil, said.
Thalapathy Vijay also requested the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that the law does not get implemented in the southern state.
“The leaders should ensure that this law does not get implemented in Tamil Nadu,” the statement said.
This is Thalapathy Vijay’s first political opinion since he floated the party. On February 2, Vijay entered into politics and announced the name of his party – Tamilaga Vetri Kazham.
