Chennai: Former IPS officer K Annamalai, popularly known as ‘Singam’, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today.
Explaining the reason behind his decision, Annamalai said he was a nationalist at heart and an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and naturally BJP was his choice of party when he decided to join politics.
Popularly referred to as āSingamā of Karnataka police, he quit the police force in May 2019 and will likely focus for the BJP in Chennai and Coimbatore.
“I closely align with the larger vision of the BJP. I will have an opportunity to be in the party and help grow the party in Tamilnadu,’ he said, adding, ‘I see I am a natural fit for the BJP.”
Annamalai was earlier rumoured to the Chief Ministerial candidate of the proposed political party of Rajinikanth.
Annamalai, whose transfer from the post had led to protests by citizens, retired from services in 2019 to engage in social services. After a year’s break during which he was engaged in humanitarian activities in Tamilnadu, he joined the BJP today.