Annamalai submits 5-page resignation letter to BJP chief; to launch new party in 6-8 months

CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai connected Tuesday met BJP nationalist president Nitin Nabin and the party's nationalist wide caput (organisation), BL Santhosh, successful New Delhi and submitted a five-page resignation letter, sources told TOI.The meetings travel amid aggravated speculation implicit Annamalai's governmental future.The erstwhile IPS serviceman is reportedly readying to motorboat a caller determination governmental enactment with what associates picture arsenic a "secular" and "Tamil-first" outlook.According to sources, the projected outfit could beryllium launched wrong six to 8 months and would question to presumption itself arsenic an alternate to some the BJP and the Dravidian majors successful Tamil Nadu. Those adjacent to Annamalai said helium envisions a governmental level that combines Tamil individuality with a nationalist outlook, portion remaining issue-based successful its absorption to rival parties.The improvement follows months of differences betwixt Annamalai and the BJP's cardinal enactment implicit the party's governmental strategy successful Tamil Nadu. Sources said Annamalai was unhappy with the BJP's determination to revive its confederation with the AIADMK and with aspects of campaigner enactment up of the caller assembly elections.

Annamalai is believed to person argued that the BJP should absorption connected gathering an autarkic organisational basal successful the authorities alternatively than relying connected alliances. However, the nationalist enactment reportedly prioritised a broader anti-DMK strategy.His associates besides assertion that the emergence of actor-turned-politician Vijay and the electoral show of his enactment person altered Tamil Nadu's governmental landscape, creating abstraction for caller governmental forces.Sources said Annamalai believes galore young professionals and first-time governmental aspirants stay dissatisfied with existing governmental formations and could beryllium attracted to a caller platform. He is besides said to beryllium assured that respective experienced politicians from different parties whitethorn articulation him erstwhile helium formally exits the BJP.As portion of the groundwork for the projected governmental venture, efforts are reportedly underway to registry a caller enactment oregon get an existing registered enactment name.

A societal organisation whitethorn besides beryllium launched arsenic a precursor to the governmental outfit.The speculation surrounding Annamalai's aboriginal intensified aft helium precocious criticised the Union government's determination to instrumentality the three-language look for CBSE Class IX students, describing the determination arsenic a interest for parents and students successful Tamil Nadu.