Annamalai, ‘Singham’ of Karnataka and ex-IPS officer, joins BJP

Mukesh Ranjan

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 25

With the BJP looking at strengthening its base in Tamil Nadu, the party on Tuesday received a shot in arms by getting young former IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy, who is often dubbed as Karnataka’s ‘Singham’, to formally join its fold.

Annamalai joined the BJP at party headquarters in Delhi in the presence of party national general-secretary P Muralidhar Rao, Tamil Nadu BJP president L Murugan and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra.

Speaking on the occasion Muralidhar Rao said the party was growing fast in Tamil Nadu with several prominent persons joining it. Annamalai’s entry would help strengthen the organisation further, he added.

“I am impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s work. Everybody has to strengthen the Prime Minister’s efforts in order to build a strong nation,” Annamalai said, adding that the BJP was a nationalist party and stands for national security.

“After resigning from the IPS, I took a year to think about my future. After a lot of thinking I took the decision to join the BJP as I believe the party stands for the common man,” he said.

A native of Karur in Tamil Nadu, Annamalai belonged to the 2011 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre. He resigned for the service in 2019. He had served as Superintendent of Police in Udupi and Chikkamagalur and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru city and has always been known for his uprightness.