The gesture has helped Annamalai seize the initiative on the Anna University sexual assault case, underlining AIADMK’s laggardness on the issue

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai flogged himself six times Friday morning to begin a protest against the ruling DMK, over the Anna University incident and to ensure the party is defeated in the 2026 election.

BJP leader Annamalai protested against the Tamil Nadu government by whipping himself, citing ongoing injustices. He vowed to fast for 48 days and not wear footwear until the ruling party is removed.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai announced a 48-day protest, pledging to fast and remain barefoot against the DMK government's handling of a university student's alleged sexual assault in Chennai.

The BJP leader alleged that the accused committed the crime emboldened by his affiliation to the ruling party. The DMK, however, has said that the accused in the varsity student sexual assault case was not even a primary member of the DMK.

Annamalai said he was going to whip himself six times in front of his house on Friday as a sign of protest against the way police handled the Anna Uni

Karnataka BJP said that as a mark of protest, Annamalai symbolically inflicted lashes on himself with a whip, representing divine faith and justice, to condemn the DMK government's inaction.

Clad in a green dhoti, a bare-chested Annamalai took a whip from his party worker and whipped himself repeatedly in front of his residence in Coimbatore

BJP state president K Annamalai whipped himself six times in Coimbatore to protest against the DMK government's handling of the Anna University sexual

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai staged a unique agitation here on Friday when he flogged himself condemning the ruling DMK and the state police over the handling of the case of sexual assault on a Chennai college student on Christmas eve.

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