THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan once again backed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) introduced by the central government by referring to it as a promise made by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.

According to the governor, the central government has kept the promise made by both Gandhi and Nehru to the people of minority religions in Pakistan. “The government has kept the promise that Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Ji and Congress had made to people who were living deplorable lives in Pakistan. The foundation of Act was laid in 1985 and 2003, the government just gave a legal form to it,”he said. It must be noted that several opposition parties including Congress had criticized the CAA by calling it 'discriminatory.'

"We admit Muslims came from Pakistan and Bangladesh, but not because they were persecuted but in search of economic opportunities,” he added.