WE WON'T IMPLEMENT CAA: STALIN
The Free Press Journal|March 13, 2024
A day after the Centre notified the rules for the Amendment Citizenship Act (CAA), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday reiterated that the legislation will not be implemented in the State.
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He argued that the CAA was against the interests of the minorities and the Sri Lankan Tamils, who have been living in camps in Tamil Nadu for several decades.

Stalin's announcement is more of political import and technically he may not be in a position to stall the implementation of the CAA as the Centre has not given any powers to States to decide on this.

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