Chennai : The rise of the Dravidian movement and the dominance of the DMK and the AIADMK further cemented these political planks over six decades. Is K Annamalai, who lambasted the Dravidian parties for their divisive politics, taking on an anti-North stance? The accused in both the cases are migrant workers. On Monday, Annamalai, the former Tamil Nadu BJP president, criticised what he described as the growing involvement of “North Indian labourers” in serious crimes in the state.
Annamalai has been invoking the North-South debate not in the traditional Dravidian mould but in a more pragmatic one. Instead of framing it around language, culture, or federalism, Annamalai is focusing on governance and law-and-order concerns, particularly involving migrant populations from northern states. The remarks stand out because they mark a departure from Annamalai’s political positioning during his years in the BJP. As state BJP president, Annamalai was one of the strongest critics of the DMK’s anti-northern Indian rhetoric.
“The news of a three-year-old toddler falling victim to sexual assault near Gummidipoondi in Thiruvallur district and succumbing to her injuries despite treatment has caused profound shock and grief,” Annamalai, an IPS officer-turned-politician, wrote on X on Monday. The child, belonging to a migrant worker family residing in the industrial area, went missing on Sunday and was later found injured in a nearby bush.
“A person from a North Indian state who sexually harassed a 10-year-old child in Athanur, Kanchipuram district, has also been arrested. Over the past few months, there has been a noticeable increase in the involvement of individuals from North Indian states in crimes occurring across various parts of Tamil Nadu,” Annamalai said. According to media reports, police have arrested Jaishanth and are interrogating him in a secret location.
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