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Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai, whose supporters consciousness his imaginable was not optimally exploited successful the enactment since mid-2025, met with apical enactment leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, successful New Delhi connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026) to sermon his aboriginal governmental course.
Two months ago, Mr. Annamalai is learnt to person made his displeasure known to the enactment astir the “raw deal” fixed to the BJP by the AIADMK during the seat-sharing for the Assembly election. With the BJP candidates being defeated successful each but 1 seat, and the changed governmental clime successful the State pursuing the stunning debut of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, it was speculated that helium was exploring options, including charting retired connected his own.
On Tuesday, helium separately met Mr. Shah, enactment nationalist president Nitin Nabin and BJP nationalist wide caput (organisation) B.L. Santhosh successful Delhi. During the meeting, helium is learnt to person briefed them astir his appraisal of the governmental script and wherefore the BJP’s show was beneath par successful the election. Besides, helium is learnt to person broached his aboriginal governmental course.
The enactment leadership, sources indicated, did not convey immoderate contiguous determination connected the plans for him but was unfastened to discussing a relation for him. Those adjacent to Mr. Annamalai indicated helium was besides consenting to hold for the leadership’s determination earlier taking immoderate different steps.
Mr. Annamalai, a erstwhile IPS officer, headed the BJP State portion from July 16, 2021 to April 11, 2025, erstwhile Nainar Nagenthran replaced him.
Mr. Annamalai had unsuccessfully contested from Aravakurichi successful the 2021 Assembly predetermination and from Coimbatore successful the past Lok Sabha polls. He did not contention the caller Assembly predetermination and had identified himself arsenic an “ordinary karyakarta” of the party.
The BJP enactment is expected to instrumentality Mr. Nagenthran into assurance earlier finalising immoderate decision.
