Annamalai, Other Tamil Nadu BJP Leaders Detained Amid Protest Against Alleged Liquor Scam

BJP's women's wing national chief Vanathi Srinivasan and senior state leader H Raja were also among those detained.

The BJP had earlier announced a state-wide protest against the TASMAC headquarters in Chennai over the alleged irregularities worth ₹1,000 crore, as earlier claimed by the Enforcement Directorate.

Following their detention, Annamalai slammed the "autocratic" Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, saying it thinks that by using the state police department, it has prevented the BJP's protest against the "liquor scam" by arresting party leaders, functionaries and cadres.