Fatwa Issued Against TVK Chief Vijay for Alleged Anti-Muslim Portrayal and Iftar Controversy; Supreme Court Hears Petition on Waqf Act
Bareilly/Chennai – In a significant development stirring political and religious conversations across the country, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, has issued a fatwa against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and popular Tamil actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar , commonly known as Vijay. The religious edict accuses him of misrepresenting the Muslim community in his films and disrespecting Islamic traditions during a recent Iftar event. TVK leader Vijay at the Iftar event in Chennai, now under scrutiny from Muslim clerics. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Maulana Razvi condemned the TVK chief for allegedly inviting individuals known for gambling and alcohol consumption to an Iftar party hosted in March. He also criticized Vijay’s filmography, asserting that the actor has depicted Muslims in a negative light, particularly as perpetrators of terrorism, which he described as unacceptable and deeply offensive to the sentiments of...