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Tamil Nadu BJP person K. Annamalai connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026) met Union Home Minister Amit Shah successful New Delhi astatine his residence. amid speculation that helium whitethorn discontinue the enactment and interval a caller governmental outfit successful the state.
According to sources, Mr. Annamalai's gathering with Mr. Shah lasted for astir 30 minutes. But it was not instantly known what transpired betwixt them astatine the meeting.
He near Mr. Shah's residence aft the gathering without speaking to the media. Several media reports claimed that Mr. Annamalai besides met BJP president Nitin Nabin and enactment nationalist wide caput B.L. Santhosh, and tendered his resignation from the party, but determination was nary authoritative confirmation connected this.
"He has not yet resigned," a root successful the enactment said. Mr. Annamalai is reported to person been sulking astatine the enactment since helium was replaced with Nainar Nagenthran arsenic Tamil Nadu BJP president, and the electoral pact with the AIADMK was revived up of the 2026 Assembly elections successful the State.
He besides did not contest the 2026 Assembly polls. Though the BJP members from the Coimbatore portion expected Mr. Annamalai to contest, helium aboriginal clarified that helium had opted retired of the race.
Mr. Annamalai came to Delhi connected Monday (June 1) to telephone connected the enactment enactment amid speculations that helium whitethorn motorboat a caller governmental party.
Asked astir the speculation that helium whitethorn motorboat a caller governmental party, Mr. Annamalai, earlier leaving for Delhi, told reporters astatine the airdrome that helium would supply answers and marque his basal wide successful 2 days.
"Please wait. We volition beryllium down and speech successful 2 days," helium told reporters successful Chennai earlier leaving for Delhi, erstwhile pressed astir the buzz that helium was heading to the nationalist superior to conscionable enactment main Nitin Nabin, arsenic helium planned to discontinue the party.
