‘Views do not align regarding Tamil Nadu’: K Annamalai’s letter after quitting BJP

KAnnamalai, who quit the Bharatiya Janata company (BJP) on fri, attributed his going away from the company to differences in views regarding Tamil Nadu.In the surrender letter addressed to BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Annamalai said he joined the BJP six years ago, seeking to bring in a positive change to Tamil Nadu and improve how politics is conducted in the state.“Most importantly, I wanted to change the notion that politics is a path only for the elite and a select few, not for the common man. I am extremely thankful to the BJP leadership for trusting a very young and raw man with great responsibility and leadership positions,” he wrote in the letter accessed by HT.“The people of the state were fatigued by the general political discourse for many decades and yearned for a change. The change came in at multiple points in the past decade, but they could not hold their ground and quickly faded from people’s memories”, he said.Also Read: K Annamalai quits BJP after Tamil Nadu elections, to launch own partyAnnamalai said the national parties never spoke the language the people in Tamil Nadu understood and he tried to change this belief and found ‘reasonable success’ despite multiple roadblocks faced from both inside and outside (of the BJP).Extending his gratitude to the BJP’s leadership, Annamalai said, “I would recall the multiple conversations with the top leadership and the disagreements I have expressed over the last 18 months.”“I do not want to burden the top leadership any further with my ongoing thoughts on the way forward for a growth-oriented and culturally rooted politics in Tamil Nadu. After my conversations with our senior leadership, I have come to the conclusion that our views do not align regarding Tamil Nadu,” he said in the letter.He noted that it was time for him to step out of the party and reflect upon the actual purpose of entering politics and sail where the winds take him in the future.Annamalai who turned 42 years old on Thursday said, “I humbly request that I be relieved of my organisational responsibilities with immediate effect, and that my resignation from the primary membership of the BJP be accepted with immediate effect.”“As a nationalist deeply rooted in regional aspirations, I take immense pride in the richness of my language, the diversity of my culture and the unique heritage of my region. I firmly believe that a strong and united India is built upon the strength, dignity and aspirations of its many regions and communities,” he said.