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.

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.

K Annamalai publicly whipped himself, as part of his protest demanding justice in the alleged sexual assault case of a 19-year-old student at Anna University

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.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai announced a 48-day protest, pledging to fast and remain barefoot against the DMK government's handling of a university student's alleged sexual assault in Chennai.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai intensified his campaign to oust the DMK government by staging an unusual protest outside his residence in Coimbatore on Friday. As announced the day before,

Calling the DMK an “evil force,” Annamalai urged the middle class to rise and question the government. He demanded the sacking of the Chennai city police commissioner or at least the deputy commissioner over the Anna University case.

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.

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai protested against the DMK government, accusing it of failing to protect Anna University students and leaking a victim's personal details. Criticizing the lack of CCTV surveillance and misuse of the Nirbhaya fund,

The sexual assault on a girl student at the prestigious state-run Anna University in the heart of Chennai, on the night before Christmas eve, has sent shockwaves across the state.