During a late-night interview with Dinamalar a couple of days ago, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party Chief and Coimbatore Lok Sabha candidate Annamalai made shocking revelations, accusing the first family of the DMK of orchestrating an elaborate ecosystem to control the state.
Annamalai shed light on a clandestine review meeting conducted in Coimbatore late at night, stating, “Sabareesan conducts a review meeting in Coimbatore with Commissioner of Police and other police officials at a resto-bar whose name I am not mentioning. This happened late night, they booked a private dining room and the three of them are meeting. He takes reports, he takes inputs.”
Announcing pervasive surveillance tactics against him, Annamalai disclosed, “As our interview progresses, let me show you a video. As I am travelling in my car, intelligence officials take videos of me scrolling my phone, they pass it on to the police room, details of who garlanded me, which industrialists supported me, who else is supporting me, they track everything.”
He emphasized the influence of the DMK’s first family in police postings, adding, “All those police officials who are close with the first family are in that network. They control that ecosystem. They favour postings of certain individuals.”
Annamalai narrated an incident where he was prevented from travelling back to the city after he finished his campaign, stating, “Why do you think I came to your interview an hour late? They made me sit right in the middle of a national highway for an hour. My campaign had ended at 10 PM, and as we switched off the lights and microphone, I was in the vehicle on the way. We hadn’t visited two points we had permission for, but due to the stipulated time, we couldn’t go there. People wanted to take selfies with me, and parents had brought kids and were asking me to talk to them. I joined my hands to apologize for not being there earlier. Even PM Modi literally falls on the ground asking for an apology. I didn’t speak with any of them, just folded hands.”
Continuing, he explained the imposition of a new rule by the police, stating, “The police came up with a new rule, saying that the contestant/candidate must not be in the vehicle after 10 PM. I told them that my house is 40 km away, and I have to travel in this vehicle. Can I not get down even if I need to attend nature’s call or drink water or tea if I am thirsty? On the way, if someone sees me, they will greet me with a namaste, can I not even respond to their greeting?” Annamalai emphasized his adherence to the election commission rules and guidelines, expressing frustration when the police officer mentioned receiving instructions from “above.”
He expressed concerns over the pervasive influence of corporates and political entities in the intelligence-driven ecosystem, cautioning, “This is an intelligence-driven ecosystem, that which is controlled by corporates and for no reason they do not want this ecosystem to be shaken.”
Drawing parallels with similar setups in Andhra Pradesh, Annamalai warned of dire consequences if such systems persisted unchecked, stating, “In Telangana, KCR used to run a similar ecosystem there. The elections saw Congress come to power and broke the KCR grip.” He also alleged that the intelligence team in Hyderabad was surveying over 2 lakh mobile phones and the officials involved had escaped from the scene. He added, “In TN, they are doing much more than this. TN is a master in all this.”
Explosive!
Annamalai explains how DMK family is using their brute political and police network entirely in Coimbatore.
PS: I think he must’ve given this interview around 1 AM after such a long day of campaign! Hard-work is an understatement!#Annamalai4Coimbatore pic.twitter.com/qNbCJhftJ3
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Annamalai’s accusations raise pertinent questions about the integrity of Tamil Nadu’s political landscape and the influence of vested interests, shedding light on intricate power dynamics in the state.
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