Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai (File photo: Twitter/@annamalai_k)
The resignations on Wednesday came days after the BJP’s state IT branch chief Nirmal Kumar joined the AIADMK, having quit the party after making serious allegations against the saffron party’s Annamalai.
A total of 13 office-bearers of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday reportedly quit the party and joined its alliance partner All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), triggering an escalation of hostilities between the allies in the state. signal.
The 13 people who have resigned belong to the BJP’s IT wing in Chennai West ANI said the report.
The development comes as the state unit of the BJP accused the Edappadi Palaniswami-led AIADMK of allegedly “poaching” its leaders.
Anbarsan, the district president of the BJP IT wing, issued a statement and said that he has decided to resign in view of the “unusual situation in the party since last few days”.
I have worked for BJP for years. People know that I never aspired for any post. In view of the unusual situation in the party since last few days, I have decided to resign from the party.”
The statement reportedly bears the signatures of 10 IT wing district secretaries and two IT wing district deputy secretaries.
Recently many BJP workers have resigned and joined AIADMK.
On Tuesday, state secretary of BJP intellectual wing Krishnan, state secretary of IT wing Dilip Kannan, Trichy rural district vice president Vijay and state OBC wing secretary Ammu Edappadi joined the AIADMK after a meeting with K Palaniswami.
This came days after the exit of BJP state IT wing chief Nirmal Kumar from AIADMK, who quit the party making serious allegations against Annamalai. Kumar posted a letter on Twitter announcing his resignation and alleged that the BJP leadership was working against the interests of its own workers.
Annamalai has been accused of “secretly” holding talks with a senior DMK minister despite being involved in a legal battle with the minister.
Similarly, State Secretary of IT Wing Krishnan also resigned from BJP accusing Annamalai. A war of words has started between AIADMK supporters and BJP on social media regarding this.
Let AIADMK loot, it shows that Tamil Nadu BJP is on the rise: Annamalai
After Tamil Nadu BJP IT wing chief CTR Nirmal Kumar and state IT wing secretary Dilip Kannan quit the party on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai claimed that his party was growing in the state and that some BJP office-bearers were being pushed into the party by the AIADMK. can be seen with the inclusion of That party.
Asserting that some “bold” decisions taken by him are likely to make some disgruntled party members switch loyalties, Annamalai said he would accelerate his decisions to achieve the party’s target of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
“It is good that they are gone. Let them go. Only then new roles can be handed over to new people who will emerge as the next level of leaders in the BJP.” PTI Quoting Annamalai.
There was a time when it was alleged that the BJP has to prosper only when the leaders of Dravidian parties join it. “But our luck has changed. Now the Dravidian parties are on the rise with the entry of second, third and fourth tier leaders from the BJP. Let them hunt. The situation is bound to change,” Annamalai said at a party event in Madurai. said before leaving.
He said that those who stick to ideology will remain in BJP.
(With PTI inputs)
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