Chennai: Tollywood superstar Rajnikanth supporting the BJP imposed CAA, said the legislation is not against Muslims, and if it does affect this minority community he shall be the one to come out and lead the protests.
Speaking on the much-debated legislation -CAA outside his Poes Garden residence in Chennai, Actor Rajnikanth said: “CAA is not against Muslims. Muslims will not be affected. If it affects them, I will come out and lead the protests.”
“Muslims cannot be sent away. Those Muslims, who wanted to go to Pakistan during partition, had left. Those, who believed this is their motherland, stayed back,” Rajinikanth said.
“Some political parties are misleading people about CAA. Students should not allow themselves to be misguided by parties. They should fully understand an issue, before jumping into protests,” the actor said.
Also supporting NPR, Rajinikanth said it is “essential” to check the presence of foreigners.
“It was an exercise undertaken by the Congress in 2011, it was done in 2015 and also now. But, NRC has not yet been implemented. Only discussion is on,” he said.
Speaking for Sri Lankan refugees, the actor said, they should be given dual citizenship.
“All the Sri Lankan refugees staying in Tamil Nadu should be provided with dual citizenship,” he said.