TN BJP IT cell chief quits party, joins AIADMK

CTR Nirmal Kumar, head of the IT cell for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu, announced his resignation on Twitter on Sunday, accusing party state president K Annamalai of having a secret agreement with a DMK minister. A few hours later, he joined the principal ally of the BJP in the state, the AIADMK.

Nirmal attributed his decision to resign to Annamalai without identifying him in a one-page statement. Nirmal asked, “How can I work with a person who publicly attacks a minister with whom I am engaged in a legal dispute, while negotiating with him behind the scenes?”

Overall, he is worse than the ministers of the Dravidian Model. A #420malai is not only a threat to the BJP, but also to the state itself… “His one-man show, which disregards the party and its members, is leading the party down the path to disaster,” he continued.

Nirmal asserted that the party’s structure has been deteriorating since Annamalai assumed leadership in 2019. He even accused Annamalai of “surveillance” against numerous individuals. Spying on one’s own party cadre and treating them like shoes was trivial.

Annamalai’s supporters took to Twitter to express their support for the state BJP chief and to urge those departing the party to do so with honour.

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Annamalai utilised Twitter to wish Nirmal prosperity in all of his endeavours.

Nirmal visited the residence of Edappada Palanisamy (EPS), interim general secretary of the AIADMK, in Chennai in order to join the party. Nirmal joined the AIADMK as a primary member, according to a statement from the party.

Nirmal had mentioned his legal dispute with a DMK minister without identifying him. The Madras high court issued an interim injunction prohibiting Nirmal from making defamatory statements, tweets, and interviews against Senthil Balaji, minister for electricity, prohibition, and excise, in November of last year. Nirmal’s primary accusation at the time was that TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited) shops were unlawfully selling bottles for more than the MSRP.