Tamil Actor Vijay Calls CAA Implementation 'Divisive Politics', Kangana Asks Everyone To 'Understand What It Stands For'

A day after the central government notified rules to implement Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), celebrities like Kangana Ranaut and Tamil superstar Vijay have reacted to it.

New Delhi: A day after the central government notified rules to implement Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), celebrities like Kangana Ranaut and Tamil superstar Vijay have reacted to it. While Kangana spoke in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Act, Vijay called it "divisive" and hence unacceptable. 

Vijay, who recently launched his political party Tamizhaga Vetrik Kazhagam, posted a statement on the party's social media handles urging the DMK regime in Tamil Nadu to not implement Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state. 

Vijay emphasised that any legislation, such as the CAA, enacted in the pursuit of 'divisive politics,' is deemed unacceptable.  

As per Vijay's prior announcement, Tamizhaga Vetrik Kazhagam, the party led by the actor, has decided not to participate in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Instead, they intend to make their electoral debut in the 2026 Assembly polls. 

Kangana supports CAA
Kangana on the other hand, took to Instagram stories and shared an image featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, alongside the caption 'CAA' adorned with emojis of the Indian flag. 

Kangana also posted an old video from 2014 in which PM Modi elaborates on the rationale behind the CAA. Accompanying the video, she urged her followers to refrain from forming opinions or emotions about the act without first comprehending its purpose. Kangana wrote, "Before you make an opinion or emotion about CAA, first understand what does it stand for?" 

This is not the first instance of Kangana Ranaut vocalising her stance on the CAA. In 2019, she criticised Bollywood actors for what she perceived as their silence during CAA protests, labeling them as 'cowards.' 

 In an interview with The Times of India, Kangana expressed her disappointment, stating, “The actors should be ashamed of themselves. I have no illusions about the fact that Bollywood is full of cowards, who are full of themselves." 

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday officially notified the implementation of the CAA, paving the way for fast-tracking citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Under the provisions of the CAA, Indian citizenship will be granted to six minority communities - Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis - who arrived in India before December 31, 2014, from these three neighboring countries.