Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday took a dramatic step by whipping himself multiple times to protest against the DMK government, accusing it of failing to ensure the safety of students at Anna University in Chennai.
Blasting the government administration, Annamalai questioned the leak by DMK government and the police which compromised a woman victim’s dignity to have her personal data, claiming it as the act is “shameful and shows that a governmental party is completely irresponsible to have so”.
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VIDEO | BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai (@annamalai_k) whips himself outside his residence in Coimbatore to condemn the police, and the state government for their ‘apathy’ in handling the case of sexual assault of a student of Anna University.#TamilNaduNews
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He further questioned the CCTV surveillance that did not exist on the university campus, inquiring about the Nirbhaya fund, which is allocated by the state for women’s safety. “The FIR itself has exposed the victim’s identity and portrayed her in a poor light. This is a shame, and the DMK government must take responsibility,” he said, questioning law minister S Regupathy, who was defending the government’s action.
Annalmalai went further in condemning the Chennai police, calling for the dismissal of the city’s police commissioner or deputy commissioner responsible for mishandling the case. He declared that cadres of the BJP would no longer participate in public protests leading to arrests but urged them to hold demonstrations at their homes.
The BJP president also announced a 48-day fast and a spiritual sojourn to the six Arupadai Veedu (Lord Muruga’s six abodes) to “complain to Murugan” about the decline of governance in the state. “This kind of dirty politics leaves no room for respect or healthy debate. Women’s safety should not be compromised under any circumstance,” he said, appealing to the middle class to rise and challenge the DMK regime.
