CHENNAI: Anti-CAA protestors cannot be called "anti-nationals" as they are exercising their democratic rights to express their views, BJP national youth wing vice-president A P Muruganandam said on Monday, in a sharp deviation from the line towed by his seniors in the party.Muruganandam, 44, who has been a BJP member for more than two decades, told TOI , "Calling the anti-CAA protesters as anti-nationals is unfair and not right. They are exercising their democratic rights to air their views. But I will say that the persons, who are misusing the platform of anti-CAA protests to raise slogans against India are anti-nationals."On whether Tamil Nadu - historically a Dravidian land - is a fertile land for BJP and its Hindutva politics, he said Tamil Nadu is the land of temples, but what is happening in the state is quite in contrary to that. "The Dravidian parties were defaming Hindu religion and some people were enjoying it. But, that generation is gone. People now want growth and employment."Asked if the absence of a state president impacted the party, Muruganandam said, "The appointment [of a state president] will give momentum to the party's political activities. But the absence has not affected the party in anyway... The party is working hard and reaching out to more people. The party's popularity is growing."