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

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai staged a unique agitation here on Friday when he flogged himself condemning the ruling DMK and the state police over the handling of the case of sexual assault on a Chennai college student on Christmas eve.

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

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

Annamalai was seen whipping himself and after he completed his six-whip, one of the men standing behind rushed towards him and stopped him from further whipping himself.

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.

Chennai: The Madras High Court has stepped into the controversy surrounding the Anna University sexual assault case, taking suo motu cognizance of the issue. The court's division bench, comprising Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice V Lakshminarayanan,

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai staged a unique agitation in Coimbatore on Friday when he flogged himself condemning the ruling DMK and the state police over the handling of the case of sexual assault on a Chennai college student on Christmas eve.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai lashed himself six times with a whip on Friday morning outside his residence in Coimbatore. The act was part of a personal protest against the sexual assault of an Anna University student.