K Annamalai quits BJP after Tamil Nadu elections, to launch own party

Chennai (TIP): Tamil Nadu leader K Annamalai announced his plans to launch his own political party on Friday, hours after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin accepted his resignation following days of suspense.
It is believed that Annamalai was upset over being replaced as the party’s Tamil Nadu unit chief after 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He is expected to address a presser at 12 noon today to have a “heart-to-heart conversation”.
In a video message after the acceptance of his resignation, Annamalai said his political movement “will definitely contest in next assembly polls”.
Annamalai said the decision to quit BJP was not taken in a haste and that he has discussing with the party leadership about his resignation, which he told the leaders about in December.
“They told me to leave after the elections get over in Tamil Nadu. I stayed there till May as per their suggestion,” Annamalai said. Appealing to those who are interested to join him, he said, “Come let’s bring together a big change in politics ‘. Kuppusamy Annamalai, also known as ‘Singham’, is a former IPS officer who shot to fame in Tamil Nadu after joining the BJP and being made to lead the party’s unit in the southern state.