7.6L volunteers within hours: Annamalai's 'political movement' becomes an instant hit

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• NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai's newly launched political movement, "We The Leaders", appears to have struck an immediate chord, attracting more than 7 lakh volunteers within hours of its launch after he formally quit the BJP on Friday.Calling on people passionate about "education, health, sustainability, or youth leadership" to join, Annamalai unveiled the movement as the beginning of a new political journey aimed at building what he described as "common man politics".Sharing the website link on X, the former IPS officer wrote, "Let's step up, take action, and be the change.
• Join here to begin our political movement!"According to the movement's website, more than 7.65 lakh volunteers and over 50 grassroots leaders had joined within hours of its launch, signalling strong early interest in Annamalai's new initiative.Annamalai earlier clarified that the movement is called "We The Leaders" and announced that the APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Ethics...