Will Tamil singam “Annamalai” be appointed as the BJP’s national president?
Amaravati: Since 2014, there has been much evidence that the Narendra Modi machinery has been quietly working to make decisions at the national level, without the input of even the leaders of his own party and the opposition parties. In 2018, Yogi Adityanath was appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Fadnavis, who had served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was asked to work for the party as the Deputy Chief Minister. The appointment of Mohan Yadav as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the appointment of Rekha Gupta as the Chief Minister of Delhi are just a few examples.
In 2022, the unexpected appointment of Annamalai as the state president in Tamil Nadu did not go down well with BJP leaders who had been working in the party for over 30 years. An inexperienced person like Annamalai, facing the Dravidian parties, blurted out how he would make the BJP strong in Tamil Nadu.
However, over time, with the changes undertaken by Annamalai and the grassroots to strengthen the BJP organizationally, the BJP’s strength in Tamil Nadu, which was 3 to 4 percent until then, increased to 11 percent by the 2024 elections.
Until then, the BJP, which was a tail party (unable to demand seats) in Tamil Nadu, has risen to the point where it says that if elections are held today, we will only form an alliance if we are given this many seats. That is, it must be said that it is Annamalai Krishe..
Also, last month, in an unexpected move, Kerala businessman Rajiv Chandrasekaran was appointed as the Kerala state BJP president, posing a challenge to both the ruling Communists and the Congress party in the 2026 elections.
Annamalai:- Annamalai’s term as the President of Tamil Nadu has ended. Will a new person be appointed as the party president? There are discussions and speculations in political circles across Tamil Nadu and the country on whether Annamalai will continue as the president.Meanwhile, last month, AIADMK party president Palaniswami, along with his party leaders, met Amit Shah in Delhi, which became a priority.
There is talk in political circles that Palaniswami’s party has entered into talks with the BJP for an alliance, as they feel that they will suffer a crushing defeat if they contest the 2026 assembly elections alone.
At the same time, national newspapers are publishing stories that Annamalai, who has strongly criticized the AIADMK party’s principles, does not fall into the Palaniswami camp, and therefore, Annamalai will be removed from the party’s state president post under any circumstances.
BJP’s strategy?—Why is it no wonder that the BJP’s top leadership, which wanted to make inroads in the southern state of Tamil Nadu at any cost, appointed Annamalai as the BJP’s national president, saying that the BJP gives top priority to Tamils? If this happens, it seems certain that the expected political changes and adjustments will take place in Tamil Nadu politics.
However, we will have to wait and see in what form the BJP top leadership, which is turning everyone’s plans upside down, will soon announce the BJP national leader..??