Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai. file | Photo credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Home Ministry Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai has been given ‘Z’ rating of security.
According to police sources, the IPS officer-turned-politician’s security scale was raised from ‘Y’ scale to ‘Z’ scale after a threat assessment by the Intelligence Bureau.
The BJP leader will now be guarded by the National Security Guard and 28 armed commandos drawn from the CID, the security wing of the Tamil Nadu Police. Sources said besides armed guards at his residence, office and any other place of stay during the tour, escort vehicles would also be provided by the state police.
Ministry of Home Affairs in April last year Security beefed up at Sri Annamalai ‘X’ Scale to ‘Y’ Scale with Personal Security Officers posted from Central Reserve Police Force.
While no information is available about the details of the specific threat alleged by the intelligence agencies, police sources said Mr. Annamalai has been actively raising his voice against “religious fundamentalism” in Tamil Nadu, especially after car bomb blast in coimbatore On October 23, 2022.
The state has witnessed a series of Molotov cocktail attacks on the offices/residences of Hindu outfit leaders in recent months. In February last year, bottles filled with petrol, one of which was lit, were thrown at the state BJP headquarters ‘Kamalayam’ T in Chennai. Located in the city.
Mr. Annamalai, who has been leveling corruption charges against ministers of the ruling DMK, had announced a march To cover all 234 assembly constituencies in the state in April. Sources said the padayatra is planned to last for about a year and will be held in two phases.