Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai removed his shoes at a press conference and vowed not to put it back on until the DMK is removed from power.

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‘Won't Wear Shoes, Whip Self 6 Times’: Annamalai Vows To End DMK Rule In Tamil Nadu

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The BJP's Tamil Nadu chief, K Annamalai, set himself a goal Thursday - to ensure Chief Minister MK Stalin and the ruling DMK are removed from power - and made a dramatic promise to that effect, declaring "I will whip myself six times" and "I will not wear footwear (till the DMK is defeated)". Mr Annamalai, who led his party's unsuccessful charge in the April-June federal election, also announced protests against the state spurred by the sexual a…

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K Annamalai, as promised, flogged himself six times outside his residence in Coimbatore in the presence of mediapersons and BJP supporters. He said he chose to perform this “tough ritual” to protest against the “continued injustice” in the state.

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Annamalai accused the police of leaking the FIR, thereby exposing the identity of the victim. He said that the FIR was written in such a way that the victim would be embarrassed. Expressing his anger, Annamalai took off his slippers and declared that he would not wear slippers until the DMK government is out of power.

अन्नामलाई ने पुलिस पर एफआईआर लीक करने का आरोप लगाया, जिससे पीड़िता की पहचान उजागर हो गई. उन्होंने कहा कि एफआईआर को इस तरह लिखा गया है, जिससे पीड़िता को शर्मिंदगी उठानी पड़े. अपनी नाराज़गी जाहिर करते हुए अन्नामलाई ने चप्पल उतारकर यह ऐलान किया कि जब तक डीएमके सरकार सत्ता से बाहर नहीं होगी, तब तक वह चप्पल नहीं पहनेंगे.

'खुद को 6 कोड़े मारूंगा, DMK को सत्ता से हटाने तक चप्पल नहीं पहनूंगा', बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष अन्नामलाई का ऐलान

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NEW DELHI: A new political drama erupted after  Tamil Nadu BJP president  K Annamalai removed his shoes during a press conference and said he would whip himself six times, observe fast for 48 days and not wear shoes till the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government is toppled. The state BJP president removed his shoes during the presser and said, “From tomorrow onwards until the DMK is removed from power, I will not wear any footwear.” His rem…

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On the 26th of December, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai held a press conference in Coimbatore in the wake of the horrific incident that took place few days earlier in Anna University. Slamming the ruling party for alleged links with the Anna University rape accused, Annamalai vowed to uproot the DMK government and asserted that by that time, he will walk barefoot. Moreover, he announced his plans to flog himself six times and fast for 48 …

‘Won't Wear Shoes, Whip Self 6 Times’: Annamalai Vows To End DMK Rule In Tamil Nadu

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