After completing his studies, K Annamalai prepared for civil services and became an IPS of 2011 batch. In 2013, he got his first posting as DSP in Karkala, Udupi. Leaving the job in 2019, he joined the BJP.
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Tamil Nadu BJP President Of. Annamalai Once again in headlines, this time the cause of controversy is his 5 lakh watch. Although before this Annamalai was in discussion when dcp he left the job of B J P I had decided to go. At that time Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy had also asked him to think once but he was adamant on his decision. He joined BJP in 2020 and in 2021 was made the youngest state president in BJP. People used to like Annamalai very much even during his tenure as IPS. In one area of Karnataka, his image was as Singham.
Who is Annamalai
K Annamalai (Annamalai Kuppuswamy) is a resident of Karur district of Kongu region of Tamil Nadu. Belonging to the OBC category, Annamalai belongs to the Gounder community. After graduating in engineering from Coimbatore, he took an MBA degree from IIM, Lucknow, after which he joined the civil service and became an IPS in 2011. In 2020, he resigned from the job and joined the BJP. In 2021, he was made the state president of Tamil Nadu by the BJP. He was the youngest state president.
People of Karnataka believe in ‘Singham’
After completing his studies, K Annamalai prepared for civil services and became an IPS of 2011 batch. In 2013, he got his first posting as DSP in Karkala, Udupi. He came in the eyes of the seniors for his way of working and got rewarded for it. He was promoted to the post of SP in 2015, but the posting remained there. In August 2016, he was transferred to Chikmagalur. Here he became famous as Singham of Karnataka. The image of Annamalai became such in the minds of the people that when he was transferred from Chikmagalur, people took to the streets. People demonstrated to stop them. However, after persuasion by Annamalai, people became calm.
can you bring my daughter back
During his stay as SP in Udupi district, an incident completely shook Annamalai. This incident was from Kodapur area where a 17-year-old girl was raped and murdered. At that time the girl’s mother had asked Annamalai if they could bring the daughter back? After that Annamalai had started a scholarship of Rs 10,000 in the name of the victim to the girl who topped the 10th examination in that area, which is continuing till date. After this incident, Annamalai had also started a security app, under which any person could complain directly to the SP at any time and could know about the action taken on it.
When everyone was shocked by the resignation
After resigning from Chikmagalur in 2018, Annamalai got another promotion and was made DCP in Bengaluru. In 2019, he suddenly resigned. After this information, there was a stir in the whole state. Once again people came in his support and politics was cited as the reason for his resignation. However, he called it his wish. Senior officials, including the then CM, had also asked him to withdraw his resignation and consider it once again, but he was adamant on his point.
Now there is controversy over this
Recently, DMK minister Senthil Balaji had tweeted about Annamalai wearing a watch worth Rs 5 lakh. He claims that the Raphael watch worn by Annamalai is worth Rs 5 lakh. Balaji further wrote that “from where can a man who claims to have only four goats get a watch”. Annamalai has also answered this. He has written that if any person shows even 1 paisa more than my declared assets, then I will donate all my assets to the government.
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