Annamalai announced that he will flog himself six times on Friday outside his Coimbatore residence to "take down all the evil"

COIMBATORE: BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Thursday said he would not wear sandals and walk barefoot until the DMK regime is dislodged. Further, he said he would lash himself six times with a whip on December 27 at 10 am outside his residence here to draw people's attention over the tragic sexual assault of the Anna University student.

Annamalai said that the alleged perpetrator has links to the DMK, which the party denied. During the press conference, he showed pictures of the accused with DMK leaders, saying the accused was emboldened due to his connection with those in power.

Tamil Nadu Minister S Regupathy has denied any links between the accused in the Anna University sexual assault case and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Add

The sexual assault on a girl student at the prestigious state-run Anna University in the heart of Chennai, on the night before Christmas eve, has sent shockwaves across the state.

BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and other cadres of the party were detained by the Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday during protests by BJP and AIADMK against the alleged sexual assault of a female student at the Anna University campus in Chennai.

BJP's Annamalai says he will flog himself 6 times, fast for 48 days, not wear slippers till DMK is toppled BJP's Annamalai says he will flog himself 6 times, fast for 48 days, not wear slippers till DMK is toppled

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai removed his shoes at a press conference and vowed not to put it back on until the DMK is removed from power.

BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and other cadres of the party were detained by the police in Chennai during the protest.