The Rajya Sabha on December 11 had passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which gives Indian citizenship to the non-Muslims of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. But as soon as the bill was passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, protests emerged from the north-eastern states, opposition parties and others who opposed the bill.
Reportedly, the bill applies to those people who were “forced or compelled to seek shelter in India due to persecution on the ground of religion”. Celebrities from film industry and other streams, also spoke about the controversial bill, after the huge protests in north-eastern states and New Delhi turned violent.
Actors such as Prithviraj, Indrajith, Parvathy Thiruvoth, Dulquar Salman had posted their views on Facebook, saying that they don’t support the bill. Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap also raised his voice against the bill. Malayalam Superstar Mammootty has now joined the league of celebrities, who have voiced concern about the controversial bill.
Mammootty took to Facebook to express his views on CAB. He said, anything against the spirit of togetherness (of people) has to be discouraged. “We can forge ahead as a nation only when we rise above caste, creed, religion and other considerations. Anything against such a spirit of togetherness is to be discouraged,” the actor wrote on his Facebook page.