BJP will emerge as biggest party in state soon, says Annamalai

Coimbatore/Tirupur: BJP state president-designate K Annamalai said the saffron party would emerge as the biggest party in Tamil Nadu soon and capture high number of seats in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The BJP has energetic youth and experienced seniors in the right mix, which was the perfect recipe for emerging as the biggest party in the state soon, Annamalai told reporters in Coimbatore, from where he began a two-day road journey to Chennai, where he would take charge as the state party president on July 16.
He said the state BJP was planning to chart the growth path in the state and that he would elaborate on his plans after taking charge on Friday. The former police officer said the BJP was giving responsibilities to both senior leaders as well as youth, whereas in some parties only family members were given postings. Stating that he considered the posting as a responsibility, Annamalai said he considered himself a servant and not as the president of the state unit.
In Tirupur, where a large number of party cadres gathered to receive him, Annamalai said there was a time when the BJP wanted Tamil Nadu. “But now the state needed the saffron party. We can no longer wait. We have to capture power soon.” He said the BJP was the only party with a strong ideology, which is intertwined with patriotism.
The DMK’s governance was miserable, he said, accusing the ruling party functionaries of cornering Covid vaccines meant for the public and blaming the Centre for shortage. Accusing the DMK of peddling lies against the BJP and the Centre’s policies, including the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, he said the saffron party would transform Tamil Nadu into a better state.
He said people of Tamil Nadu had considerable respect for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tirupur, in particular, had benefited a lot from the Centre’s schemes. “We should take the ideology and Prime Minister’s good initiatives to every doorstep,” he urged the party cadres.