00:00Let's now get to the big story from Tamil Nadu.
00:04Everyone's been speculating over K. Annamalai and his next move.
00:07He left the BJP months ago, started a movement called We the Leaders
00:12and has been out and about speaking about how he wants to change politics for good,
00:17not just in Tamil Nadu but across the country.
00:19But it's one particular post that he put up a couple of days ago,
00:22criticising the BJP over the handling of the CJP protests
00:25that triggered a huge controversy and speculation on whether Annamalai
00:30now after leaving the BJP has actually become anti-BJP.
00:34He's always had that tag of B-team of the BJP even now.
00:38Is he shedding that tag as a result of the comments that he's made?
00:42Annamalai has also clarified, making it very clear that he is not anti-Modi.
00:52Annamalai, who was seen criticising the centre on Thursday,
00:55has now drawn a clear line between his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi
01:00and his disagreements with the government's actions.
01:04The former BJP leader who launched the forum We the Leaders
01:08says he will never speak ill of the Prime Minister
01:11but will not hesitate to question the government when he believes it is wrong.
01:24Reaffirming his support for Prime Minister Modi,
01:27Annamalai once again made it clear
01:28that while he does not support the CJP,
01:31the crackdown on them is wrong.
01:55His remarks have drawn a sharp response from the BJP.
01:59Now trying to question the methods of curtailing these elements
02:03who want to cause confusion across the nation comes as a surprise.
02:07But then maybe we were all wrong,
02:09thinking that Shri Annamalai was a true nationalist.
02:12But at the end of the day, he has lent his voice for anarchists
02:16who want to cause, who want to see swords of confusion across the nation.
02:21Annamalai's remarks have left political pundits wondering
02:24what is his actual game plan
02:26and why is he critical of the BJP's positions.
02:30Bureau Report, India Today.
