BJP Tamil Nadu leader K Annamalai (Image: Agencies)
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CNBC TV1804-02-2026, 15:58

Annamalai Steps Down as TN BJP Election In-Charge Citing Father's Health

  • Former Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai has resigned as election in-charge for six Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
  • He cited his father's critical health condition, specifically undergoing dialysis, as the reason for his inability to travel and perform duties.
  • Annamalai informed the Tamil Nadu BJP leadership, including TN BJP President Nainar Nagendran, of his decision on February 3.
  • The constituencies he was assigned were Singanallur, Virugambakkam (Chennai), Karaikudi, Srivaikuntam, Madurai (South), and Padmanabhapuram (Kanniyakumari).
  • Killiyoor Congress MLA Rajesh Kumar criticized Annamalai's decision, calling it 'poll fever' and predicting the BJP's defeat in Kanniyakumari.

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