CAA protest in Chennai live updates: Cops up vigil in city

In Madurai protesters have been stopped near collector office. Organizers of the protest are asking participants to leave the place as a delegation will petition district collector

Muslim outfits take out protest march to Tamil Nadu Secretariat against CAA, NRC, NPR

Members of various Muslim outfits on Wednesday took out a protest march to Tamil Nadu Secretariat here against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). Heavy security has also been put in place at the Chepauk area ahead of the protest as protesters proposed to lay siege to the Secretariat and the District Collector's office against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Heavy police deployment on road leading to Madurai district collector office as protesters have started their rally to lay siege of collector office

Traffic remains unaffected on Anna Salai

Traffic has been stopped in front of Triplicane police station on Wallajah Salai, vehicles are not being allowed to proceed towards Chepalk Stadium

Muslims from Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpat and Vellore have come to participate in the protest

A division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice R Hemalatha passed the interim order on the PIL moved by R Varaaki. The order will be in operation till March 11. According to the petitioner, agitations by organisations opposing CAA are spreading rumours and inciting people to create problems. Some leaders of organisations have gone to the extent of issuing threats to the Prime Minister and Union home minister, he said. He wanted the court to restrain such organisations from organising the protest.

The organisers said the march would start at Kalaivanar Arangam at 10am and pass through Kamarajar Salai and reach the government secretariat. Police, meanwhile, have stepped up vigil.

Thameem Ansari, MLA of Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi, said the court order did not restrict the federation from taking out the procession. In fact, they did not seek permission for the same.

The protesters have threatened to lay siege to the assembly building demanding that the house pass a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Making it clear that it is not expressing any opinion on CAA, NRC or NPR, the high court on Tuesday passed an interim order disallowing the rally.

Anti-CAA protesters in Tamil Nadu have decided to go ahead with their planned rally to Fort St George on Wednesday, defying a Madras high court order which restrained “any political or Muslim organisation” from going ahead with the procession.