Overview
- Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai told reporters he cannot travel due to his father's ill health and asked that his six-seat assignment be reassigned.
- He said he remains available to campaign for BJP and alliance partners, with any decision on whether he contests to be taken by party leadership.
- The six constituencies are Singanallur, Madurai South, Virugambakkam, Karaikudi, Srivaikuntam and Padmanabhapuram.
- Party leaders indicated the responsibilities will be reallocated, as the BJP and AIADMK move ahead with preparations for the Assembly elections and deploy in-charges across priority seats.
- Some coverage, citing unnamed insiders, attributes his move to frustration over a limited role and alliance dynamics, a characterization Annamalai has not endorsed.