Tamil Nadu BJP Chief flogs himself as pledged

Tamil Nadu BJP state president K Annamalai flogged himself six times, as promised at yesterday’s press conference. This self-flogging was first of his “atonement” for the inefficiency of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in ruling the state.

Wearing a green ‘mundu’, a shirtless Annamalai flogged himself with a long, white whip in the presence of media persons and Bharatiya Janata Party members. The BJP supporters were carrying placards with slogans such as “Don’t you have any shame Stalin?”, “Hang accused Gnanasekharan” and “#ShameOnYouStalin”

Annamalai flogged himself about eight times before supporters rushed to make him stop. Following the self-flogging, he addressed the media present there. He said that anyone who understood Tamil culture would know that these practices were “the ways of the land”. “Flogging ourselves, punishing ourselves, putting ourselves through very tough rituals, etc, are all part of this culture. It is not against any person or not against anything. It is against the continuous injustice that’s happening in the state. What has happened in Anna University is only a tipping point,” he said.

According to him, the common man was getting affected every day due to the administrative inefficiency of the DMK.

He also clarified why he decided to forego any footwear saying it was important to “surrender yourself to a larger power”. “I believe after all the hard work the party and cadres put in, it is also important that you surrender yourself to a larger power,” he said. “In 2026, our goal is to remove DMK from power and to regain Tamil Nadu’s lost glory,” he said.

Annamalai, during a media address yesterday, vowed not to wear slippers until the DMK government was overthrown in the state.