From Khaki To Politics: K Annamalai's Journey From Tough Cop To BJP's Tamil Nadu Face

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• From Khaki To Politics: K Annamalai's Journey From Tough Cop To BJP's Tamil Nadu Face Published By, Last Updated: June 01, 2026, 20:48 IST K Annamalai, who was replaced as Tamil Nadu BJP chief last year, may quit the party to launch a new people’s movement, fueling political speculation.
• File photo of BJP's K Annamalai addressing the party’s social media volunteers’ meet in New Delhi.
• (PTI Photo) Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, once projected as the party’s most prominent face in the state, now finds himself at the centre of intense speculation over a possible exit from the BJP and the launch of a new political platform.
• Annamalai’s rise has been anything but conventional.
• A mechanical engineering graduate from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, and a management alumnus of IIM Lucknow, he cleared the UPSC examination and joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 2011. During his Karnataka cadre...