{"id":1422,"date":"2026-06-03T12:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:18:24","slug":"annamalai-quits-bjp-to-start-new-political-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/annamalai-quits-bjp-to-start-new-political-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Annamalai quits BJP, to start new political \u2018movement\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : <\/strong>Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has quit the party and is expected to start a \u201cmovement\u201d that would eventually be converted into a regional political party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/190918-917x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/190918-917x1024.jpg 917w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/190918-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/190918-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/190918.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Annamalai submitted his resignation letter to the party leadership on Tuesday (June 2) and had meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president Nitin Nabin, and national general secretary of the BJP B.L. 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