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@sreeramjvc @DrTamilisai4BJP @annamalai_k @WTLFoundation Just came to know - BJP in 2022, local body elections out of 200 sests in chennai, bjp win 1 Uma Anandan madam and came 2nd in 79 seats. ADMK pushed to 3rd in 79 condtituencies. TNbjp won 0 in 2011. In Aug 2022, the had 2nd councillor as well.

Yes. @DrTamilisai4BJP didn’t win any election but now ask Thiru @annamalai_k to contest from Perundurai in the by poll & win Because he too had not won before. Lost elections. Before @WTLFoundation members Body Shame others remember the same thing can be done by others. Is he ready?

@Selvakumar_IN Ji - could you explain why it did not happen in 2019 when BJP across India swept but not in TN with 1-MP seat in 2019 that too with alliance ?

நாங்கள் அரசியல் செய்த காலத்தில் மத்தியில் காங்கிரஸ் இருந்தது, மாநிலத்தில் இரண்டு பெரிய தலைவர்களை எதிர்த்து அரசியல் செய்ய வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் இருந்தது. உங்களுக்கு மத்தியில் மோடி அரசின் முழு ஆதரவு இருந்த போதும், பிரதமரே பதினான்கு முறை தமிழகம் வந்து பிரச்சாரம் செய்த போதும் ஏன் ஒரு தொகுதியில் கூட வெற்றி பெற முடியவில்லை ? கடந்த 28 ஆண்டுகளில் ஆறு முறை போட்டியிட்டுள்ளேன், நீங்கள் அரசியலுக்கு வந்த உடனே அரவக்குறிச்சியில் வாய்ப்பு, பின்பு கோவை என நான்கு ஆண்டுகளில் இரண்டு முறை போட்டியிட வாய்ப்பளித்தும் தோற்றுதானே போனீர்கள் ?

@nagaraj80 @sreeramjvc @PonnaarrBJP @annamalai_k And why all guys missing a simple point - DMK and CONGRESS were not together in 2014. BJP were not able to hold on in 2019 with ADMK Alliance. Even @PonnaarrBJP - anna said "Kalagam illada Tamizhagam". That is what @annamalai_k also wanted. Downfall is always with ADMK alliance.

Dear @sreeramjvc, Politics is not just arithmetic; it's about sentiment, timing, and ground realities. When Annan @PonnaarrBJP delivered success in 2014, he had the advantage of a powerful Modi wave sweeping across the nation. When Annan @annamalai_k took charge, the situation was completely different. He inherited years of unchecked anti-Modi propaganda and negative sentiment that had been allowed to grow without effective countering. His challenge was not to ride a positive wave, but to convert a hostile political environment into a favorable one. Comparing raw numbers without considering the political circumstances behind them is misleading. Building support from a positive base is one thing; transforming entrenched negativity into growing acceptance is an entirely different battle. Stop cherry-picking statistics for convenience. Judge leaders by the challenges they faced and the ground they gained, not by isolated data points.

@AgentSaffron 2014 : BJP coming for change. 2024 - BJP trying to retain 10yr of govt - their total tally decreased to 240. 2019 - their increase from 280 to 303. But in TN - BJP is 0 with alliance in 19. Very convinient : 2014 DMK and congress contest alone. Its app-Ora 14 vs 24

Said this 2 years ago. Slowly now everyone waking up to the disaster called Annamalai

@Selvakumar_IN @NainarBJP Bro - grow up. Concentrate on TVK. Could you give the list of people who left and return ? I say 17 lakh left and return.

பாஜகவில் இருந்தவர்கள், தேசமே தெய்வம் என்று தன்னலமின்றி உழைத்தவர்கள் எங்கு சென்றாலும் திரும்பி வருவார்கள் என்று தலைவர் @NainarBJP அவர்கள் அன்று சொன்னது இப்பொழுது நடக்கிறது. வருங்காலத்தில் மேலும் பலர் தாய்வீடு திரும்புவர்.

@sreeramjvc @PMOIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah @AmitShahOffice @NitinNabin @PiyushGoyal @blsanthosh @NainarBJP @VinojBJP @nsitharaman My Simple Question - What is the guarantee that BJP+ADMK would get 10-15 seats. Is it based on post-2024 TN elec result ?. Why was the same replicated in 2019 Elec ? Why Kanyakumari was not able to retain in 2019 but won in 2014 (when ADMK / Cong /DMK and BJP contested alone)

Look at the State President’s home constituency in 2024. Huge power & humongous resources were given to you in 2024 & the place from where you did the podcast today gave your party just 12.13% in 2024 when the BJP Central Leadership went by your words. You showcased where you were born & brought up but you had very limited influence even there. Then what about the rest of the state. Don’t blame the demography since when you contested as a candidate in 2021 with the alliance with 🌱you polled 38.90%. Even AIADMK polled 27% in 2026. You destroyed NDA in 2024 when NDA could have won 12 to 15 seats from Tamil Nadu for your selfish reasons. You facilitated DMK+ to win 39/39 seats in 2024. Imagine for a moment if AP, TG & OD didn’t send BJP MP’s, what could have happened! If NDA had won 12 to 15 seats in 2024 TVK would not have come to power in 2026. Don’t go around talking like a saint when you were the sinner for BJP in 2024. I feel guilty for having stood with you in 2024. Sorry Mr. @annamalai_k for exposing this. I had to.

@im_saiganesh Ji, he said conflict bcoz of narration setup over the last 60 yrs of dravidan rule. Trust me, i have been asked the same question.

There is a narrative being built that Annamalai left BJP with some tacit approval from the central BJP. I believe this narrative is not being created because it is convincing, but because many genuine cadres and supporters are unable to psychologically accept what has happened. For the last few years, many supporters built their political hopes around two beliefs. First, that Annamalai was a committed BJP man and that the central BJP would never simply allow him to walk away. Second, that he was a Hindutva ideologue and a core nationalist who represented a different kind of politics in Tamil Nadu. Now both beliefs have been shaken. Annamalai leaving BJP itself is difficult for many supporters to digest. But what is even harder for them to accept is that a person whom they believed to be a Hindutva ideologue could equate BJP with DMK, ADMK, TVK. So, naturally, some supporters are creating theories to explain away this contradiction. They are trying to convince themselves that there must be some larger strategy between Annamalai and the BJP. In my view, this is only a psychological coping mechanism. The reality, as I see it, is very different. Annamalai was neither a true Hindutva ideologue nor a core nationalist. In his own resignation video, he said that when someone asks him whether he is a Tamilan first or an Indian first, he feels conflicted. A real nationalist will never feel conflicted on this question. Regional identity and national identity need not be enemies. One can be proudly Tamil and proudly Indian. This is where Annamalai revealed his real ideological position. My reading is simple: Annamalai saw BJP as a platform that could help his personal political growth. He joined the party, used the visibility and resources available through the party, and built a powerful personal brand. I am not against personal branding. Every successful politician needs it. But the problem is that the branding was largely centred around him, not around BJP as an organisation. Instead of strengthening the party’s long-term identity in Tamil Nadu, the party’s platform was used to project one individual as the entire movement. The same party resources were also used to damage the image of existing BJP leaders. I have my own disagreements with many traditional Tamil Nadu BJP leaders. I do not support all their actions or strategies. But using party resources to weaken your own party’s leaders is a much bigger issue. Beyond party leaders, even the naturally built nationalist ecosystem that existed before Annamalai entered BJP was damaged. There were many non-party supporters, independent voices who stood with BJP even before Annamalai became prominent. When many of them had genuine differences of opinion about him, the party’s strategy, or alliance politics, they were not engaged with in a democratic or ideological manner. Instead, they were targeted, discredited and pushed out of the conversation. Once that older ecosystem was weakened, a new ecosystem was created around Annamalai. Many people who simply nodded along with him replaced those who had been supporting the larger cause for years. That new ecosystem is now being used to create narratives for Annamalai and against BJP. And now, after leaving the party, the same ecosystem is being used to justify his exit and attack the party that gave him the platform. In my view, Annamalai is not a Hindutva leader. He is not a core nationalist. He is a street-smart politician who used the ideology for his personal rise. Now that he feels he has gained influence over a section of nationalists, he wants to expand into a wider political audience. That is why he has moved out. I feel sad for the sincere supporters who emotionally invested in him for the last 5 years. Many of them believed they were supporting a cause. But in reality, they were made to contribute to the rise of one individual’s personal political project. That is the practical reality of what has happened.

@sreeramjvc JI - Question to you: What would have happen if same NDA (w/o) ADMK - contest in 2026, assuming KA as CM candidate with enough time for people like ka, aswathm, surya, vinoj etc work some 6-9 months. ? In hindsight?

BJP in 2024 should have scored 16% to 18% and NDA must have got 23% to 25%. But there were 13 strategic mistakes that were made. We can’t blame Annamalai alone for that. Some blame should be taken by others too including central leadership. But if BJP & NDA had clocked these numbers the game would have been completely different. I am least bothered about Trolls & Rabid Dogs. This is to share my perspective. If you want to read on please go ahead or else simply ignore. 1. Tiruvallur Lok Sabha Candidate selection was completely wrong. How can a candidate belonging to DKV community be fielded from here? Blame squarely lies on the then State President. 2. Chennai South. Parachuting a Former Governor was a very bad idea. Madam is a nice human being but she hardly got the cooperation from local leaders who were occupied in other constituencies. Blame is here on Central Leadership. I know for a fact that Annamalai had better ideas for this seat. 3. Sriprembudur Biggest blunder to give this seat to TMC. They were not even willing to contest from this seat. GK Vasan never asked for this seat. There were few people like Dolphin Srithar & others who had toiled hard. This seat should have given 30%+ for BJP. I requested then state President not to give this seat to PMK & BJP should contest but seat was handed over to TMC. 4. Chidambaram Imported a candidate from Vellore district when there was TADA Periyasamy who had worked from there. That lady deserved to fight but not from this seat. She could have been accommodated anywhere else or Gudiyatham could have been promised in 2026. 4. Nagaipatnam BJP had no business to fight from this seat. Should have been given to TMC along with one more in Delta region. This seat pulled the BJP vote share badly. 5. Trichy Anyone from 🪷 would have performed better. Trichy welcomes outsiders. History shows that. Why was this seat given to AMMK when TTV himself never asked for this seat. 6. Sivaganga Devanathan Yadav neither knew the Geography nor the Demography. Yet he was given this seat. A Muthrayar candidate since they are the dominant community could have given better results. 7. Madurai Professor had worked hard at Virudhunagar but uncertainty prevailed till the last minute & he was fielded when all his work was at Virudhunagar. 8. Virudhunagar Radhika should have never been fielded. Wrong calculation that she being a Telugu speaking person can deliver. Poor 3rd. 9. Thoothukudi Why to TMC? Sarath Kumar must have contested from here. NDA’s vote share plummeted due to this. TMC didn’t have a proper candidate even & they never asked. 10. Tenkasi Biggest blunder. You give seat to John Pandian in Southern Tamil Nadu & expect Maravar to vote for you. His candidature spoiled Nainar’s chances at Tirunelveli & Annamalai lost several thousands of votes at Coimbatore. Ananthan Ayyasamy had prepared this constituency from Watrap to Senkottai. Every wall was painted Saffron. But was denied the seat. Again same mistake by Nainar in 2026 to give the Rajapalayam seat to JP’s wife. You expect Maravar to vote at Sivagiri in Vasudevanallur to 🪷when BJP gives seat to his wife at Rajapalayam. What does JP bring to the table? HATRED from OBC/MBC. 11. Tirupur A seat which gave 25% to NDA in 2014 is allocated at the last minute. Most party workers had gone to Palladam by the time candidate was announced. An AIADMK supporter challenged me that BJP would get 25%+ & I said they would not cross 16%. APM should not be blamed since he had no time to campaign. 12. Erode Again to TMC. Did they seek this seat? No. Was Yuvaraj willing to contest. No way. I had spoken to him during that time. Was Vidiyal Sekar willing to contest. No. Who took this decision? 13. Namakkal BJP workers had toiled hard for 3 years & you give the seat to KP Ramalingam who doesn’t even campaign properly. Most voters get repelled seeing his face. May be that’s why he didn’t show his face. Blunder after Blunders.

@sreeramjvc Agree , Ji, I remember in one of local press meet, Mr. Annamalai stressed on putting the candidates 7-9 months in advance March 2023, bcoz of alliance split in sep-oct 23, missd plan He did say that 500 days for 2026 elec, we put grass root leaders to work on that constituency.

2019: BJP+AIADMK 2024: BJP led alliance

@Randeep_Sisodia Its almost close to 1/3rd of actual polled for BJP in 2024 LS election.

Votes Tamil Nadu BJP got in 2026 state elections: 14,67,024… Membership numbers of Annamalai’s political movement in a little over 32 hours: 14,67,372… At 8:22 pm today Annamalai’s party crossed TN BJP’s vote share. A milestone achieved in less than 2 days of launch 😊 Congratulations @annamalai_k 🎉

@Selvakumar_IN Ji I agree - he got opportunity. What abt his performace to justify that opport. If you thing he did not do justice, i will leave it your consciences and wisdom of people to judge. And 1 quest: why were you all within tn-bjp did not get oppor. Why he was chosen ahead ?

Some of the privileges and opportunities given to him by Modi Ji, Amit Shah Ji, and Nadda Ji are unprecedented. No politician can even dream of receiving this level of support, trust, and funding from any party unless it’s his dad’s own party. 🔆 Made State Vice President the very next day after joining BJP. 🔆Became State President within just 10 months of entering politics. 🔆Received major funding to build a personal branding and communications “War Room”. 🔆 Granted Z-category security within one year of joining BJP. 🔆 Given a completely new district and state team within 9 months of taking charge. 🔆Modi Ji broke protocol by taking him in his car and helicopter just 15 months after he became State President. 🔆Given direct access to communicate with Central Ministers. 🔆Appointed Karnataka Election Co-Incharge within 3 years of joining politics. 🔆En Mann En Makkal Yatra was fully funded by the party. In addition to the expenses across all constituencies, around ₹5 crore was spent on the concluding event at Palladam. 🔆Given the authority to reject an alliance with AIADMK despite having less than 4 years of active political experience. 🔆Given full control over alliance decisions, seat sharing, and campaign strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The result: Zero seats. 🔆Allowed a three-month sabbatical to study in London. No other State President has been given such a long break. 🔆Led the BJP campaign in the 2026 Assembly elections, addressed over 100 meetings, and was the only leader with a dedicated helicopter throughout the campaign. For comparison, even Udhayanidhi Stalin’s rise in his own family owned party was slower because it had resistance from party seniors, BJP is a party with discipline and accepts any leader appointed by national leadership. 🔹 Youth Wing Secretary – July 2019 🔹 Elected as Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni MLA – May 2021 🔹 Became Minister – December 2022 🔹 Became Deputy Chief Minister – December 2024 Now some people ask: “Why was he not given a national party post?” The answer is simple: 🔹 Since the membership drive started on 2 September 2024, no new national appointments have been made. 🔹 There has also been no change in Cabinet since the government was sworn in on 10 June 2024.

@narayanantbjp Ji - mentioned that 40yrs in BJP and not contested 1 elec. loyal to ideology. KA wanted to go solo or alliance on their own, sure u would got chance to contest so i can mention 80-90 people. but still bjp wanted to ally with admk 26 or dmk in future.

@SBhalaji94 Who is the CM Ji ?

TN BJP is now planning for a clean sweep of 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu in the 2029 elections, without Annamalai They have all the plans laid out for their commanding victory and coming to power by the 2031 TN election, too. Manifesto books are under printing process from now on, so that the victory is assured. These are the faces that are bringing them the victory 👇

@Selvakumar_IN Ji, alliance shld be equals. TN-BJP should grow to a stage where they can be treated as equals in TN-BJP. Bihar-Politics: each party has 20% pc BJP/JDU/RJD. One cannot win w/o other. You could grow when people contest as much as constituencies then asses based on that.

Loksabha elections 2024 was to elect Modi or Rahul ! Whereas 2026 elections was between EPS vs Stalin vs Vijay It’s like comparing Modi vs Stalin. Also, TN voted in mass for Modi ji in 2024 for - COVID management was better than any developed nations in the world - post COVID, India became the fastest growing nation in the world. Overall 2024 election was Modi’s election. Every party has to win seats, only then party can consolidate its strength and grow from there seeman got 8% in 2024 and 4% in 2026, vote % has no meaning unless it gets converted in seats. Moreover, govt formation is on seats - that’s why congress is getting undue advantage in TN today.

@Selvakumar_IN 2019: MSG modi and mesnger TISR - no seats 2024: MSG is modi and mesnger KA - no seats Vehicle:BJP Differ on win seats/growth: KL growing but took 7 elec from 2011 - 2024 to get 1MP, 8-elec to get 3MLA WB: 2011-0MLA/2014-0MP/2016-3MLA/2019-18MP issue is peggy-back admk ?

@SSSriram1 - Ji when some one ask questions comparing 2014 when BJP got 1 MP seat and not in 2024 - simple BJP + ADMK not working at all in 2019/2024 - DMK and Congress contest alone

@tskrishnan Sir, it is almost 60 years of fatigue that dmk/admk governance. If its D-Stock, then why BJP go behind DMK or ADMK - this is for what reason? he was talking about this electoral process. Can we guarantee BJP dont align with dmk or admk for 2029? they why bjp aligns with d-stock

Anyone can start a party in a democracy. But saying “National parties don’t speak the language that people in Tamil Nadu understand.” is not correct and not different from what D stocks have been parroting. Be it culture, language, heritage, or welfare initiatives, the BJP and Prime Minister Modi ji have consistently engaged with and acknowledged the aspirations of the people of Tamil Nadu. In fact, it was Modi ji’s government which has brought the holistic aspect of Tamil culture forward, compared to agenda driven cultural localism. One could lose count of the number of times Modi ji has praised the Tamil language, culture, and the contributions of Tamilians to Indian civilization. This is not the right way to start.

@VinojBJP @BJP4India I agree with you. But why playing a 2nd fiddle in TN to ADMK and how long you would do this? Why dont @BJP4India go on your own or lead alliance on your own? Why not take the route as WB or KL? How long show we wait for BJP to govern TN ?

நான் சட்டக் கல்லூரி மாணவராக இருந்து 2007 ஆம் ஆண்டு முதன் முதலில் @BJP4India இணைந்த பொழுது, அன்று பாஜக மத்தியில் ஆட்சியில் இல்லை, மாநிலத்தில் பலராலும் புரிந்து கொள்ளப்படாத கட்சி. தேர்தல் அரசியலில் ஈடுபாடு கொண்டு அரசியலில் நுழையும், எவரும் பாஜகவை சீண்டாத நேரம் அது. எனக்கு அத்தகைய ஆசைகள் இருந்ததில்லை! என்னுடைய ஒரே கனவெல்லாம் இந்த பாரத தேசத்தை மீட்டெடுப்பதற்கு ஒரு நல்ல ஆட்சியாளர் பாஜகவில் இருந்து மட்டுமே வர முடியும். அப்படி வருபவருக்கு நாம் களத்தில் இருந்து பணியாற்றி அவர் கரத்தை வலுப்படுத்த வேண்டும் என்பதாக மட்டுமே இருந்தது! இன்று நான் கண்ட கனவுகளுக்கெல்லாம் பாரத பிரதமர் திரு @narendramodi அவர்கள் செயல் வடிவம் கொடுத்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார். தேசத்தைப் பற்றிய எனது கனவு இன்னும் பெரியது, அதை நிறைவேற்றுவதற்கு அடுத்தடுத்து பாஜகவில் இருந்து மட்டுமே தகுதியான தலைவர்கள் வருவார்கள், அவர்கள் கரத்தை வலுப்படுத்த களத்தில் பணியாற்ற வேண்டிய பெரும்பணி எனக்கு இருக்கிறது! தேர்தல் களத்தில் கவுன்சிலர் முதல் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் வரை நான் வாக்களித்த அனைத்து பொறுப்புகளுக்கும் நான் பாஜகவின் சார்பில் வேட்பாளராக போட்டியிட்டு இருக்கிறேன்! தோற்றும் போயிருக்கிறேன்! ஆனால், பாரத தேசத்திற்கான என் கனவுகளை எப்பொழுதும் என் கட்சி தோற்க விட்டதில்லை! இன்று எங்களுக்கெல்லாம் தலைவராக இருந்து வழிகாட்டிய திரு @annamalai_k அவர்கள் புதிய இயக்கம் கண்டு புறப்பட்டிருக்கிறார். அவருக்கு பாஜகவின் தொண்டன் என்ற முறையில் என் மனமார்ந்த நல்வாழ்த்துக்களை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.