Sources indicate that former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai is set to quit the party after a meeting with top BJP leaders in Delhi.

CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai will leave the party “in a few days” after meeting the party’s national president. Nitin Nabin and Union Home Minister Amit Shah In Delhi on Tuesday.Sources confirmed that Annamalai will launch a new political party, although not immediately.Sources said that Annamalai has been having serious differences with the party leadership for several months. While he wanted the BJP to build its organizational strength without forging an alliance with the AIADMK, the national leadership insisted on an alliance with the sole intention of defeating the DMK.Annamalai posters in CoimbatoreHuge posters have been put up by Annamalai’s supporters across Coimbatore on Monday amid reports of her growing differences with the BJP leadership.Posters with slogans like “Our leader, come and lead us” have appeared on major roads and streets of the city ahead of Annamalai’s birthday. Annamalai, a former IPS officer, joined the BJP in 2020 and served as the Tamil Nadu president of the party from 2021 to 2025. During his tenure, he emerged as one of the most prominent faces of the party in the state, leading statewide campaigns and attracting significant support among youth and social media users.After the 2026 assembly elections, speculations about his next move intensified. His recent criticism of the Centre’s decision to push forward the implementation of the three-language policy for Class IX students has also given rise to a political debate.