More leaders from other parties to join BJP soon, Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai reiterates

The remark follows his statement on Monday when the state BJP president had claimed that big leaders of certain parties would be joining the BJP in Coimbatore, but the event was postponed for reasons unknown. “Several big leaders will join the party… It will happen. When big leaders from other parties join our party, we also need to pacify senior leaders in our party. The BJP is travelling on a new path,” he said on Tuesday.

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On Saturday, three-time Congress MLA S Vijayadharani, who was elected from Vilavancode constituency in Kanniyakumari district, joined the BJP. She was also seen participating in Annamalai’s yatra in Tiruppur on Tuesday.

Annamalai said that Kanniyakumari is a strong BJP zone which boasts several leaders and when a seasoned politician like Vijayadharani resigns her MLA post with two years of her tenure still remaining and joins the party, it becomes imperative to ensure a harmonious relationship between existing senior leaders in the BJP and the newcomers.

“People who are coming to the BJP now possess the acumen to contest the polls. The party believes newcomers should be treated with respect. Our focus now is on our Prime Minister’s rally. Please wait for some time, you will see more key members joining the BJP,” Annamalai said.

Further, he added that the BJP is not involved in poaching members from other parties but people had been coming to their party on their own.

PM Modi in Tamil Nadu today

After his Kerala visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday for a two-day trip during which he will launch multiple infrastructure projects worth Rs 17,300 crore.

On Tuesday evening, PM Modi will participate in a public rally in Tiruppur’s Palladam where a massive turnout is expected. The event is seen as the party’s official launch of its campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the state.

He will also lay the foundation stone of Outer Harbor Container Terminal at VO Chidambaranar Port and dedicate to the nation a project for the doubling of the Vanchi Maniyachchi – Nagercoil rail line. Besides, PM Modi will launch four road projects in Tamil Nadu, developed at a cost of about Rs 4,586 crore, including the four-laning of the Jittandahalli-Dharmapuri section of NH-844.