Tamil Nadu CM says CAA not against citizens as DMK holds protest rally

Palaniswami says rumours that Act is anti-Muslim are totally wrong; reiterates call for dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils; cops use drones to monitor DMK protests

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said today that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not affect any Indian citizen and requested the people not to be taken in by the campaigns of the Opposition. He said the ruling party in the state, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), has demanded dual citizenship for Sri Lankan Tamils in India and that the state government has been protecting the welfare of the minorities within its territory.

On Monday, thousands of people joined a protest organised by the opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies in Chennai against