With the view of condemning the implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill and to accuse the ruling party of Tamil Nadu ADMK for granting the support for the passage of the biased bill in the Rajya Sabha, the opposition party of Tamil Nadu DMK had, on Monday, called its leaders and party members to organize and to participate in the district-wise protests on Tuesday to voice against the bill that was shaped as law last week after the President had consented the amendment.

In his statement, DMK President and State opposition leader M K Stalin had instructed all the party members to participate in the protests against the BJP government and the ruling ADMK government in the state for abiding to clear the bill in the Parliament. By citing the bill as unconstitutional, Stalin stated that his party must defeat the ADMK government in the upcoming local body elections that would teach a lesson. He asked the party members to meet the people directly and explain about the dreadful impacts of the Citizenship bill.

He blamed the ruling party of the state to extend its support for clearing the bill and labeled the support as a betrayal for Muslims and Sri Lankan Tamil people. He added that unlike for the past seventy years, the current BJP led Central government has been going against the constitution. The reports say that Stalin will lead the protest in Kancheepuram.

On last Wednesday, amidst the uproar that was spurred by the opposition parties, the bill came through lenient ratification on the tough floor of opposition. 125 members of the Upper house voted in favor while 105 voiced against the bill and by attaining the majority votes in 245 member house, the bill was cleared with the support of the BJP allied and regional parties. Of those 125 marks, 11 members of the ADMK party, the ruling party of Tamil Nadu had supported the bill.

Citizenship Amendment Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship and provides the status of Indian national for the non-Muslim refugees of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who fled their countries after facing series of religious persecution and suppression at their homeland. By consenting the legislation that amends the Citizenship Act 1955, the bill would induct Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis - excluding Rohingya Muslims and Sri Lankan Tamils, who migrated to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan till December 31st, 2014 as Indian citizens by revoking their identities as 'illegal immigrants'.

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