TN BJP Chief Annamalai Slams DMK’s Waqf Bill Resolution, Accuses Party Of Exploiting Minority Votes For Vote Bank Politics

Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has criticized Chief Minister M.K. Stalin over his protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill, accusing him of prioritizing vote-bank politics over genuine concerns for the minority Muslims. Responding to Stalin’s black badge protest in the Assembly and his decision to challenge the Bill in the Supreme Court, Annamalai pointed out that it’s not only Hindus but also Christians who have been affected by the previous Waqf law. He further mocked the DMK, suggesting that their next move would be to stage a “DMK drama” by hiring someone to write a book titled “Appa’s Efforts to Oppose the 2025 Waqf Bill.” Annamalai claimed that the DMK would use this as an election tactic to mislead innocent Muslims during the 2026 Assembly and 2029 Parliament elections.

TN BJP chief Annamalai, in a statement on his official X account on 3 April 2025, stated, “DMK’s misadventure in assembly today, which includes the DMK alliance MLAs wearing black badges and Thiru @mkstalin proclaiming they will challenge the Waqf Bill in the Supreme Court, is, of late, becoming extremely predictable! All this drama is to save a portion of their minority vote bank. Has the TN CM not realised that it is not just Hindus but also Christians who are also the affected parties due to the previous Waqf law? Kindly don’t use the assembly for your theatrics, Thiru @mkstalin. Their follow-up drama would be for DMK to hire someone next year before the elections to write a book titled “Appa’s Efforts to Oppose the 2025 Waqf Bill.” DMK will make this an election plank and misguide innocent Muslims in the 2026 assembly and 2029 parliament elections.”

This criticism from Annamalai comes in the context of CM M.K. Stalin’s opposition to the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by the central government. Stalin had introduced a resolution in the state assembly, asserting that the government would challenge the Bill in the Supreme Court.

In his speech in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Shri M.K. Stalin condemned the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament. He stated, “Honourable Speaker, on 27 March 2025, we passed a resolution in this Assembly calling for the complete withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Waqf Act of 1995. This Bill poses a significant threat to the religious harmony of our country and the minority Muslim community. The resolution was unanimously supported by all parties, except the BJP. Most political parties in India opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill, and it is highly condemnable that it was passed in the Lok Sabha despite this widespread opposition. A total of 232 Members of Parliament voted against the Bill, while 288 voted in favor. While the Bill has been passed, the fact that 232 members opposed it is significant, and there may have been additional opposition. Our stance is that this amendment should not merely be opposed, but completely withdrawn, which is what we resolved here. The passage of such a law at 2 AM, with the support of a few coalition parties despite the majority opposition, is an attack on the very foundation of the Indian Constitution and a direct assault on religious harmony. To highlight this, we are participating in today’s assembly proceedings wearing black badges. I inform this Assembly that a case will be filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam against this controversial amendment. Tamil Nadu will fight! Fight! Fight! And we will emerge victorious against the Union government’s law, which undermines the autonomy of the Waqf Board and threatens the security of the minority Muslim community. I pledge to this House that we will legally defend our Constitution against such attacks.”

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