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NEW DELHI: Senior BJP person K Annamalai connected Saturday clarified that helium was not denied a summons for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, stating that helium himself had chosen not to contention and would alternatively absorption connected campaigning for the enactment and its allies."I had already informed the halfway committee successful penning that I would not beryllium contesting successful immoderate constituency. Therefore, it is not that I was denied a summons the information is that I chose not to contention the election," Annamalai told reporters astatine Chennai airport.The clarification comes a time aft the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its archetypal database of 27 candidates for the April 23 assembly polls, with Annamalai’s lack drafting attraction crossed governmental circles.
Annamalai said helium would instrumentality connected a broader organisational relation during the elections portion campaigning for BJP crossed aggregate states."... In this election, my relation is to run for candidates crossed Tamil Nadu. Right now, the enactment has fixed maine the work to run successful Puducherry and Kerala till the 7th (April). From the 7th to the 23rd, I person to run for each BJP and NDA candidates crossed Tamil Nadu. That is the work fixed by the enactment to me.
I'll beryllium fulfilling that responsibility," helium said.He besides expressed gratitude to the enactment enactment for accepting his decision."When I did not explicit immoderate involvement successful contesting, however could the enactment allocate maine a ticket? If I had decided to contest, it wouldn't person mattered which constituency I could person contested from anywhere. I americium grateful to the BJP enactment for respecting my determination and giving maine the accidental to run successful enactment of the NDA confederation candidates," helium added.However, determination were reports that Annamalai had conveyed to the enactment nationalist enactment his “extreme” displeasure implicit the constituencies allocated for the nationalist enactment by the AIADMK.Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran termed Annamalai’s lack from campaigner database a enactment call."This is simply a determination from the precocious command...," Nagendran said, expressing assurance successful the party’s candidates.
"All the 27 candidates volition surely triumph this time."Despite not contesting, Annamalai remains cardinal to the BJP’s run strategy. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said his popularity would payment the enactment crossed the state."Annamalai is the astir fashionable person of the BJP, not conscionable successful Tamil Nadu, but helium commands a ample pursuing each implicit the country. He has been fixed the work of campaigning for each the candidates successful Tamil Nadu.
I americium highly assured that Annamalai's popularity and his run each crossed Tamil Nadu volition construe into triumph for the BJP candidates each crossed the state," Surya said.The BJP’s campaigner database includes elder leaders specified arsenic Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimbatore North, and Union curate L Murugan from Avinashi.Annamalai, a erstwhile IPS serviceman known arsenic “Singham”, had earlier served arsenic the Tamil Nadu BJP president earlier being replaced by Nagendran.
He played a cardinal relation successful expanding the party’s beingness successful the authorities and led outreach initiatives specified arsenic the “En Mann, En Makkal” yatra.The BJP is contesting the elections arsenic portion of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led successful the authorities by the AIADMK. Under the confederation arrangement, the AIADMK volition contention 169 of the 234 seats, portion the BJP volition contention 27 seats alongside different allies.Tamil Nadu volition spell to polls successful a azygous signifier connected April 23, with counting scheduled for May 4.
The main contention is expected betwixt the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance and the NDA, with actor-turned-politician Vijay besides entering the fray.Why the determination whitethorn enactment for BJPAnnamalai is freed from constituency-level responsibilities, allowing him to run extensively crossed aggregate regions. His relation arsenic a prima campaigner strengthens BJP’s outreach crossed Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.This besides helps BJP to propulsion for a unchangeable confederation with AIADMK.
His lack reduces friction with Edappadi K Palaniswami, aiding smoother confederation coordination.Annamalai was known for his ruthless disapproval of AIADMK and DMK. Subsequently, EPS had made Annamalai's ouster from authorities authorities a precondition for confederation talks up of the polls.The enactment modulation to Nainar Nagendran signalled a much alliance-friendly and structured approach. It allowed the enactment to task a unified bid and debar interior contradictions during elections.What mightiness spell against BJPAnnamalai’s lack from the ballot could demoralise grassroots workers who viewed him arsenic a cardinal leader. BJP risks weakening its autarkic “third force” communicative successful Tamil Nadu politics.His assertive run style, which attracted younger voters, whitethorn not afloat construe without him contesting. The determination whitethorn make disorder among voters regarding the party’s enactment absorption successful the state.It could beryllium perceived arsenic BJP conceding abstraction to AIADMK wrong the confederation structure. Lack of a beardown look arsenic a campaigner whitethorn besides interaction local-level electoral momentum.
