'Serious differences with leadership for months': Annamalai to quit BJP, launch new political party

Amid the growing buzz, Annamalai on Monday left from Chennai to meet with the BJP's top brass in Delhi. As he was leaving, reporters asked whether he might launch a new political outfit. "Please wait. We will sit down and talk in two days," Annamalai responded.

K Annamalai is a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer (2011 Karnataka cadre). He resigned in 2020 after nearly nine years of service. He chose to enter active politics in 2020, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Annamalai made his electoral debut in Tamil Nadu under the BJP's ticket in the 2021 assembly polls. Despite losing, he was made the BJP's state unit chief.