‘Pressured’ to contest polls from Kolar district, says Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Opposition leader Siddaramaiah has said that he would discuss with the Congress leaders in Kolar before deciding about contesting the upcoming Assembly elections from a constituency in the district.
“I am being urged to contest from a constituency in Kolar,” the former chief minister said.
Siddaramaiah, who was addressing a press meet in Bengaluru on Sunday morning, said that he was being ‘invited’ to contest the elections from Badami, Varuna and Chamarajpet, among other constituencies. "But the greatest insistence is to fight from Kolar district," he added.
He travelled from Bengaluru to Kolar in a special bus organized for election campaign purposes.
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Annamalai flogs himself as pledged, calls it a protest against 'injustice' in Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, as pledged, flogged himself outside his residence in Coimbatore on Friday. The act, performed in the presence of mediapersons and BJP supporters, was part of his protest against what he termed as "continued injustice" under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government.
Dressed in a green mundu and shirtless, Annamalai flogged himself with a white whip, reportedly eight times, before supporters intervened to stop him. Placards carried by BJP supporters included slogans like “Don’t you have any shame Stalin?” and “#ShameOnYouStalin,” referencing DMK's leader and Chief Minister M K Stalin.
Speaking to the media after the ritual, Annamalai described his actions as rooted in Tamil culture. He explained that such rituals symbolize surrender to a higher power and are a form of protest against administrative inefficiencies. “This is not against any individual but against the injustice prevalent in the state. The recent events at Anna University are just the tipping point,” he said.
Annamalai also reiterated his pledge to not wear footwear until the DMK government is overthrown. “Our goal for 2026 is to remove DMK from power and restore Tamil Nadu’s glory,” he added.
VIDEO | BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai (@annamalai_k) whips himself outside his residence in Coimbatore to condemn the police, and the state government for their 'apathy' in handling the case of sexual assault of a student of Anna University.#TamilNaduNews
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