After Annamalai's exit, TN BJP vice president Karu Nagarajan, 15 others resign from party

CHENNAI: The fallout from Tamil Nadu BJP main K Annamalai's resignation continues to widen, with authorities vice president Karu Nagarajan, authorities caput Sumathi Venkatesh, and astatine slightest 14 different enactment officials tendering their resignations, signalling a deepening situation wrong the authorities unit.The resignations came hours aft Annamalai formally discontinue the BJP's superior rank and announced the motorboat of a caller governmental movement, declaring that his imaginativeness for Tamil Nadu nary longer aligned with that of the enactment leadership.Annamalai, who emerged arsenic 1 of the BJP's astir recognisable faces successful Tamil Nadu during his tenure arsenic authorities president, said helium had informed the enactment enactment of his volition to resign arsenic aboriginal arsenic December 2025.

According to him, the BJP enactment had requested that helium stay successful the enactment until the completion of the Assembly predetermination campaign.Announcing his departure, Annamalai said his governmental goals were "bigger" and required a fresh, inclusive level that would bring unneurotic radical from each sections of society. He besides revealed plans to motorboat a caller governmental enactment and contention aboriginal elections successful the state."I person large respect for Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Annamalai said successful a societal media address, stressing that helium had near the BJP connected amicable presumption contempt differences implicit the party's attack towards Tamil Nadu.

The erstwhile IPS serviceman said the caller question would absorption connected ending "cult politics" and dynastic authorities portion encouraging technocrats, professionals and mean citizens to enactment successful governance.While Annamalai's supporters celebrated his determination by bursting crackers and distributing sweets, Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran dismissed concerns implicit the resignation, insisting that the BJP remained an ideology-driven organisation and would not endure immoderate setback."There volition beryllium nary interaction connected the BJP owed to Annamalai's resignation. Anyone is escaped to commencement a governmental enactment successful a democracy," Nagendran said.Annamalai's departure comes months aft helium was replaced arsenic Tamil Nadu BJP main pursuing the revival of the BJP-AIADMK confederation up of the 2026 Assembly elections. His narration with sections of the AIADMK enactment had remained strained implicit arguable remarks and ideological differences.The exit of Karu Nagarajan and respective different office-bearers is apt to substance speculation that much leaders and cadres could rally down Annamalai's projected governmental outfit successful the coming weeks.