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The Annamalai question: Can BJP become a force in Tamil Nadu without him?
The BJP in Tamil Nadu is back at the crossroads. The exit of Annamalai, its former state chief and arguably one of its most recognisable leaders, has once again raised a question the party has been grappling with for years: Can the BJP grow in Tamil Nadu without a strong local face? While formally ending his association with the saffron party, Annamalai said his views on the state's political direction no longer aligned with those of the party leadership.
'There is no loss': Tamil Nadu BJP chief as his predecessor Annamalai quits party
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran on Friday said the party would not suffer any loss following the exit of former state president K Annamalai. Addressing reporters after Annamalai's exit, Nagendran said, "There is no loss." His remarks came shortly after Annamalai announced the launch of a new political movement and confirmed that he would contest future assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
It's Cong vs Cong over Cauvery as Mekedatu dam splits Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
NEW DELHI: 2026 has been a year of Congress' re-emergence in southern India. The party won comfortably in the Kerala assembly elections, entered the Tamil Nadu government by supporting Vijay's TVK, and also solved the three-year-long tussle over the chief ministerial post in Karnataka. But, just as it seemed that everything was going Congress's way, regional tensions appear to have taken over the party line.
‘Can it last three months?’ Stalin questions stability of TVK government in Tamil Nadu
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government, questioning its durability and claiming developments in recent months had raised doubts about its future. Speaking at an event where former VCK MLA Panaiyur Babu joined the DMK along with his supporters, Stalin said his party had initially decided not to criticise the new government for six months after it assumed office. However, he said the...
Tamil Nadu polls fallout: DMK to boycott INDIA bloc meet on June 8
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced that it will not participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to take place in the national capital on June 8. The MK Stalin-led party, which was voted out of power after a single term in the recently held Tamil Nadu assembly elections, said it will not attend the meeting because of the Congress. "The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will not participate in the "India" alliance meeting in Delhi on June 8th, where the Congress is taking part!
Experiment aborted too soon? How 'sidelined' Annamalai drifted away from BJP in Tamil Nadu
Annamalai Kuppusamy (K Annamalai), who not so long ago was BJP’s biggest face, and also its biggest hope in Tamil Nadu, has quit the party. The former IPS officer, who joined BJP in 2020 and made the party visible in the state like never before, is all set to form his own “regional outfit” as he feels that being part of a national party “limits his growth.” Annamalai is in Delhi and, according to reports, has thanked all his party bosses including Amit Shah while submitting his resignation,...
'No resignation, no new party': Tamil Nadu BJP chief dismisses Annamalai exit buzz
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday sought to end speculation over K Annamalai's political future, insisting that the former state chief has neither resigned from the party nor spoken to anyone about launching a new political outfit. According to news agency PTI, Nagenthran said reports claiming Annamalai had quit the BJP were "baseless rumours" and maintained there was no difference of opinion between the two leaders. "As BJP president, I have not received any...
Annamalai posters fuel speculation over new political outfit in Tamil Nadu
Giant posters put up by supporters of former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai across Coimbatore have intensified political speculation that he could be preparing to launch a new political movement amid reports of growing differences with the BJP leadership. The posters, carrying slogans such as “Our Leader, Come and Lead Us,” have appeared on major roads and streets in the city ahead of Annamalai’s birthday. The development comes at a time when discussions about his political future have...
Winds of change in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu may steady NDA's ship in Parliament
Just when it appeared that a united opposition can derail govt's ambitious legislative age nda and disturb its narrative - drilled home by the defeat of its bill to amend women's reservation law in LS in last session - a smoother road appears to have opened up for BJP-led NDA in and outside Parliament as two of its strongest regional rivals grapple with political challenges. While former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is staring at an existential threat as a rebel faction of 58 of its...
INDIA allies question Congress over betraying DMK, criticising CPM
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc allies, VCK and the Left parties, on Monday criticised Congress over its alliance strategy in the recent assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal. DMK sources told TOI the party would join the INDIA bloc only if Congress is not part of it. “We will not be a signatory of the letter to CJI on SIR,” a senior DMK politician said.