Rajinikanth offers support to Muslim leaders on NPR

'He understood our point and assured that he will do whatever is necessary to remove fear among Muslims,' said President of Tamil Nadu Jamathul Ulama Sabai

ANI
Updated1 Mar 2020, 05:11 PM IST
A delegation of Tamil Nadu Jamathul Ulama Sabai met Rajinikanth at his residence in Chennai on Sunday (Photo: ANI)
A delegation of Tamil Nadu Jamathul Ulama Sabai met Rajinikanth at his residence in Chennai on Sunday (Photo: ANI)

Chennai: A delegation of Tamil Nadu Jamathul Ulama Sabai on Sunday met actor Rajinikanth at his residence here on Sunday.

KM Baqavi, President, Tamil Nadu Jamathul Ulama Sabai said: "Our delegation met Rajinikanth and discussed issues related to National Population Register (NPR). We explained difficulties being faced by Muslims due to NPR. He understood our point and assured that he will do whatever is necessary to remove fear among Muslims."

The meeting comes in the backdrop of the popular actor recently saying that he will oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) if it affects Muslims.

"I said if Muslims are affected by the CAA, I will stand for them. The Central government has clarified that they have not implemented NRC, there is no point in creating confusion over it. Protests should not turn violent," said Rajinikanth.

While reacting to the incidents of violence in Delhi, Rajinikanth recently said that it was "an intelligence failure ... it is the Home Ministry's failure".

Rajinikanth had said, "The protests that are happening in Delhi are because of intelligence failure. I condemn it. When a leader like Trump (US President) is in the country, the intelligence department should have been more vigilant. They didn't do their job properly. At least now I expect them to be vigilant. The violence should be dealt with an iron fist."

"And if it is an intelligence failure, it is the Home Ministry's failure. I strongly condemn the people and the political parties that use religion for electoral gain," he added.

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