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

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 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.

Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai was also seen barefoot following his vow to not wear footwear until the DMK was ousted from power.

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.

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

Slamming the criticism over the whiplash protest by Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai, Karnataka BJP said that as a mark

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, clad in a green dhoti, flogged himself in front of his residence in Coimbatore, protesting against the state police.

In protest against the sexual assault of a girl at Anna University in Chennai and wanting to oust the DMK government in the State, the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K. Annamalai on Friday (December 27,