Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai redoubled efforts to oust the MK Stalin-led DMK government on Thursday — announcing plans for elaborate protests and a lengthy fast.
“Tomorrow, I will hold a protest in front of my house, where I will whip myself 6 times. Starting from tomorrow, I will fast for 48 days and appeal to the six-armed Murugan. Tomorrow, a protest will be held in front of the house of every BJP member. From tomorrow until the DMK is removed from power, I will not wear sandals. There must be an end to this,” he insisted during a press conference.
Annamalai’s strong criticism
This is not the first time that Annamalai and other opposing members have expressed strong criticism against MK Stalin and his party DMK. Earlier today, the leader had further alleged that the accused involved in the Chennai student’s sexual assault case is a “repeat offender” and deputy organiser of Chief Minister MK Stalin-led DMK’s Saidai East student wing.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai shared pictures of the accused, Gnanasekaran, with Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and other senior DMK leaders. He alleged that the police were not taking action against Gnanasekaran due to pressure from local DMK officials and ministers.
Annamalai detained by police
On December 20, Annamalai also took to X to criticise the Tamil Nadu government for allowing the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bombings in Coimbatore.
“The police of the incompetent DMK government have arrested all of us, including the Hindu Munnani State President Kadeshwara C. Subramaniam, Vishwa Hindu Parishad District President Sivalingam, and the public, who participated in the Black Day rally held this evening to condemn the DMK government for supporting the Coimbatore bomb blast terrorists,” he wrote on X.
Consequently, Annamalai and several other leaders staged a protest, after which they were detained by the police.
