Citizenship Law CAA Is Deemed “Unacceptable”: Vijay Thalapathy

Tamil Nadu Superstar Vijay Thalapathy referred to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as “unacceptable” and urged the state government to prevent its implementation. The CAA seeks to provide citizenship to three neighboring countries’ oppressed minorities. After the central government published a notice in the gazette, the law went into effect yesterday. In a news release, Vijay, who last month announced the formation of Tamizha Vetri Kazhagam, claimed that “divisive politics” is the reason behind the CAA’s implementation.

“In a setting where people live in social harmony, a law such as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is unacceptable. He stated, “The Tamil Nadu administration needs to guarantee that they won’t enforce the law within the state. Despite Vijay taking a political leap before the elections, his TVK party will not run in the Lok Sabha elections. He declared that his party’s first electoral campaign would take place in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections of 2026. Similar opinions were expressed by Kamal Haasan, another South Hollywood celebrity, who charged that the government was attempting to sow discord and ruin India’s unity prior to elections. The Citizenship Amendment Act was hastily notified by the BJP government on the eve of the polls, as it desperately wanted to win the next Lok Sabha elections. Haasan stated, “Given that the Supreme Court is deliberating over the constitutionality of this law, the timing of the notification is even more concerning.” A party that was the first to challenge the CAA in the Supreme Court, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), according to Haasan, has “unwaveringly opposed the Act, legally and politically.” “Those who try to divide our citizens on the basis of religion, language, and caste will get a reality check in the upcoming elections,” he declared.

In coalition with the DMK, the MNM will run in the next Lok Sabha elections. As to the CAA, individuals from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who are members of the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain, or Christian groups and arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014, in order to escape religious persecution, are eligible to receive citizenship from the center. Muslims and Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka are excluded.