Explained: ‘Unhappy’ with the BJP, K Annamalai rumoured to float new political party soon
A former IPS officer, Annamalai gained significant attention in politics when he was appointed as the Tamil Nadu BJP president in July 2021 at the age of 37.
A former IPS officer, Annamalai gained significant attention in politics when he was appointed as the Tamil Nadu BJP president in July 2021 at the age of 37.
The controversy erupted after the BJP leader spoke on Mumbai's issue, and allegedly suggested that it is “not a Maharashtra city," during a campaign in Dharavi and Sion Koliwada areas of the city.
With his remark on Mumbai sparking a political storm, providing a handle to the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a defiant IPS-turned BJP leader K Annamalai on Monday threw the gauntlet at the Thackerays daring them to touch him when he visits the city shortly next time.
The verbal to-and-fro between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai ahead of the high-stakes BMC elections has revived old fault lines over regional identity, migration, and Mumbai’s status as India’s financial capital.
While EPS has asserted that his word is final in the alliance, voices from the BJP immediately debunk it, indicating the strain in the dynamics between the two parties.
Tamil Nadu BJP President, K. Annamalai, said on Thursday that the DMK government needs to be unseated from power for creating a 'Viksit' Bharat and a 'Viksit' state.
In a scathing attack on BJP Tamil Nadu Chief K Annamalai, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Sellur Raju on Sunday said the former should be removed from politics as he was not necessary for the country.
The BJP's Tamil Nadu chief, K Annamalai, on Saturday accused the ruling DMK government of "doing politics" over Hindi and Tamil languages after Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark that Hindi must be accepted and embraced by one and all without any opposition triggered a war of words between the two parties.
"Using state machinery to curtail free speech & getting jittery is unbecoming of a democratically elected leader,' state BJP president K Annamalai said on Twitter.
DMK MP Kanimozhi demanded apology from BJP Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai for 'disrespecting' the state anthem 'Tamil Thai Vazthu' during BJP's election campaign.
