chennai sources stated that actor rajinikanth, on monday, voiced out his support for the citizenship amendment act and stated that if any harm was to befall the existing muslims in india due to the caa, he would stand by them and support them. When speaking to reporters in front of his Poes Garden residence in chennai, the actor also expressed his take on the National population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
He said “They (the government) have explained clearly that because of the citizenship amendment act there won’t be any problems for indian citizens or their citizenship. The question is whether to grant citizenship to people coming into india from neighbouring countries. people are stoking fear that it is threatening Muslims. How is it a threat to Muslims? Do you know how much rights muslims have here?” he said about CAA. He also said that the muslims who stayed back in india during partition did so because of their love for the country and hence there is no way that they will be stripped off their citizenship and sent outside.
He explained “The muslims who stayed back did so with the thought that this is my country, this is my birthplace, this is my soil and if I die, I will die here and are living with these thoughts. How will they send these muslims outside? If anything like that happens, I, rajinikanth will voice out for those Muslims". Moreover rajinikanth said that political parties are provoking muslims to protest. He said “Some political parties are provoking muslims for their own benefit. Some religious leaders are also going with them, which is very wrong".
