Annamalai resigns from BJP: Why Shingham ‘s departure is a major blow to party’s Tamilnadu embitions.

Following days of speculations, K Annamalai‘s association with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended on Friday after party’s national president Nitin Nabin accepted his resignation. Annamalai, a chief of BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit, will address a press conference at noon to announce his future plans.

“The National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hon’ble Shri Nitin Nabin, has accepted the resignation submitted by the Tamil Nadu Ex. State President, Shri K. Annamalai from the primary membership of the Party,” the saffron party said in a release.

The development comes a day after Annamalai, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Nabin in Delhi. Reportedly, Annamalai was asked by the BJP top brass to reconsider his decision.