New Delhi, April 7 -- Days after Narendra Modi-led Central government managed to pass the Waqf Amendment Act in parliament, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the act.

DMK's Lok Sabha Whip and Deputy General Secretary, A Raja, has filed a petition on behalf of the party in the apex court. Earlier on 2 April, while addressing the Lok Sabha, he launched a scathing attack on the bill, as he called it a direct threat to minority rights and judicial integrity.

In his address, Raja had criticised Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's defence of the bill and accused him of presenting a "cock-and-bull story" to Parliament.

The DMK MP contended that the amendment was...