After Nirmal Kumar, TN BJP IT Wing secretary Dilip Kannan faults Annamalai as he quits party

Kannan, the third person to quit the Tamil Nadu BJP since Gayathri Raghuramm resigned in January this year, said that he gave it his best.

ByPTI

Published Mar 07, 2023 | 12:37 AM ⚊UpdatedMar 07, 2023 | 12:37 AM

Dilip Kannan's resignation comes a day after ex-BJP IT wing chief Nirmal Kumar resigned and joined the AIADMK. (Twitter)

Tamil Nadu BJP IT Wing secretary Dilip Kannan on Monday, 6 March, announced that he was quitting the party, and found fault with the state party leadership.

Kannan, who announced his decision “with a heavy heart” on Twitter just a day after the saffron party’s IT Wing chief CTR Nirmal Kumar resigned, said that when Union Minister L Murugan led the party, he ensured that several leaders joined the BJP.

“Are there any such incidents of integrating leaders and cadres from other parties into the BJP?” he asked in his post.

கனத்த இதயத்துடன் பாஜவில் இருந்து வெளியேறுகிறேன்..

🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/MJg1gNG2IA

— Dilip Kannan – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@DilipKannan) March 6, 2023

Following Nirmal Kumar

On Sunday, Nirmal Kumar resigned from the party, accusing state party chief K Annamalai of engaging in “surveillance” against many in the party.

Hours after announcing his resignation, Kumar called on AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and joined the party.

“There is nothing more demeaning than rejoicing at the surveillance of own party members and functionaries,” Kumar, a Madurai-based party worker, said.

Almost echoing Kumar, Kannan said, “Annamalai’s work is to look down upon the persons who worked for the party for so many years. Ninety percent of the functionaries know what I am saying is true, but the social media friends will construe otherwise. Let’s wait and see how many like me these war-room factions will drive away,” he said.

என்னால் முடிந்த வரை பல சங்கடங்களை கடந்து கடந்த 1.5 ஆண்டுகளாக பயணித்தேன்!

உண்மையாக நேர்மையாக உழைத்தேன், வேதனை மட்டுமே மிச்சம்!

விடைபெறுகிறேன் 🙏 pic.twitter.com/jcXAtJroid

— CTR.Nirmal kumar (@CTR_Nirmalkumar) March 5, 2023

He claimed that Annamalai said that he would create 500 leaders when he assumed office.

“God knows how many people he created in these 20 months. He was careful not to let even one person get the media limelight.”

Kannan, the third person to quit the party since actor-politician Gayathri Raghuramm resigned in January this year, said that he gave his best for the party and was leaving it with a heavy heart. He was in charge of the Kanyakumari unit.

Also read: Migrant labourer attack: Police book Annamalai for inciting violence

Unhappy alliance?

Reacting to the AIADMK accepting Nirmal Kumar into its fold, BJP Sports and Skill Development Cell state president Amar Prasad Reddy said in a tweet, “AIADMK being an alliance partner shouldn’t have done this. BJP under the leadership of Thalaivar @annamalai_k will form government in Tamil Nadu. [sic]”

AIADMK being an alliance partner shouldn't have done this.

BJP under the leadership of Thalaivar @annamalai_k will form government in Tamil Nadu.

— Amar Prasad Reddy ( MODI FAMILY) (@amarprasadreddy) March 6, 2023