“Dare you to touch me…” Annamalai challenges DMK govt to arrest him

After being booked by police in connection with alleged attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu, state BJP chief K Annamalai on Sunday dared the MK Stalin-led DMK government to “arrest him within 24 hours”, while also alleging that false cases are registered against him. “You [DMK government] think that you can suppress the voice of democracy by filing false cases. As a common man, I give you 24 hours, to touch me if possible,” the BJP state unit president said in a tweet. The fresh remarks by the BJP leader came after the state’s Cyber Crime Division booked him under sections of inciting violence and promoting enmity between groups among others. The police’s action came just a day after he held the state government responsible for the ongoing stir regarding migrant labourers in the southern state. Taking to Twitter, Annamalai also said that the police’s response [of filing cases against him] came after he exposed “DMK’s seven-decade propaganda against the north Indian people”. “I understand DMK has filed cases against me for exposing their 7-decade propaganda against North Indian brothers. So, here is the video of what they spoke, which was mentioned in my press release yesterday. I challenge Fascist DMK to arrest me!,” Annamalai said. The BJP leader yesterday released a statement on the migrant labourers’ issue saying they are safe in Tamil Nadu but the Chief Minister Stalin led-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its alliance party leaders are the reason for the hate against them. He also opposed the spread of false news on the attack on the people from Bihar in the state, saying that Tamils don’t support “separatism” and “vile hatred” against north Indians.