TVK president Vijay on Wednesday urged the Tamil Nadu government to join the legal battle against the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, stating that opposition to the legislation should go beyond mere symbolism and be a broader effort to protect Constitutional values and minority rights.
Mr. Vijay, in a statement, said the Act infringed on the fundamental rights of Muslims, posing a bigger threat to Constitutional safeguards of the minorities. The TVK, he said, had already filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging its provisions.
Highlighting the developments in the case and the legal measures taken by his party, Mr. Vijay asked: “When the Waqf Amendment Bill was debated in Parliament, the [Tamil Nadu] Assembly passed a resolution opposing it. Now that the Bill has become a law, what is the status of this resolution? When will the DMK government, which has been consistently claiming to oppose the Act, take steps to join the legal battle with other democratic forces. Why did Tamil Nadu government not take up an individual legal battle against the Act…?”
He stressed that his party was firmly committed to protecting the rights of minorities.
Published – May 15, 2025 12:38 am IST
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