K annamalai: Is a former IPS officer

K Annamalai is a former IPS officer who joined the BJP in 2020 and became its youngest president in Tamil Nadu. He resigned in 2025 and is now eyeing a national role in the party, after a controversial tenure marked by grassroots campaigns and a flogging incident. K Annamalai dismisses party launch rumors, expressing conflict over his role while asserting political affiliation is voluntary and personal. Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K Annamalai is unlikely to contest the assembly elections next year, sources said on Wednesday. COIMBATORE: Former BJP state president K Annamalai on Friday clarified that he has no intention to launch a new political party in Tamil Nadu. At the .