Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai flogged himself six times Friday morning to begin a protest against the ruling DMK, over the Anna University incident and to ensure the party is defeated in the 2026 election.

The gesture has helped Annamalai seize the initiative on the Anna University sexual assault case, underlining AIADMK’s laggardness on the issue

BJP leader Annamalai also announced that he would fast for 48 days and wouldn't wear footwear until the DMK was removed from power in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai whipped himself in Coimbatore as a sign of protest to ...

Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai was also seen barefoot following his vow to not wear footwear until the DMK was ousted from power.

Karnataka BJP said that as a mark of protest, Annamalai symbolically inflicted lashes on himself with a whip, representing divine faith and justice, to condemn the DMK government's inaction.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai staged a unique agitation of flogging himself on Friday to condemn the ruling DMK and the state police over the handling of the case of sexual assault on a Chennai col

BJP Tamil Nadu chief Annamalai stages a dramatic protest by whipping himself, demanding swift justice for the Anna University assault survivor. Criticises the DMK government for rising crimes against women.

The BJP leader alleged that the accused committed the crime emboldened by his affiliation to the ruling party. The DMK, however, has said that the accused in the varsity student sexual assault case was not even a primary member of the DMK.

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai on Friday whipped himself outside his residence in Coimbatore to protest continuous injustic

BJP state president K Annamalai whipped himself six times in Coimbatore to protest against the DMK government's handling of the Anna University sexual

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, clad in a green dhoti, flogged himself in front of his residence in Coimbatore, protesting against the state police.