MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, urges PM Modi to withdraw Waqf Amendment Bill

Waqf Amendment Bill: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday (April 2) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Stalin said the Constitution grants every citizen the right to follow their respective religion and it is the duty of the elected governments to uphold and protect this right. However, the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995 have not taken into consideration the constitutional protection given to minorities and are "bound to severely harm the interest of Muslim community." The chief minister sought the prime minister's personal intervention on this issue and underlined that the Tamil Nadu Assembly days ago passed a resolution to urge the Centre to withdraw the Bill.

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