User:CSMention269/P1 Annamalai
Kuppuswamy Annamalai is an Indian politician and former police officer from Tamil Nadu. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party, he is serving as BJP Party President in Tamil Nadu since 2024. He previous served as a state police superintendent in Karnataka Police until 2019, before eventually joining politics.[1]
Early life
[edit]Annamalai hails from Karur district in Tamil Nadu. His family works on farming and belongs to the Gounder community. He earned Bachelor of Engineering from PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore and Master of Business Administration from IIM Lucknow in 2010.[2][3]
Early career
[edit]Annamalai joined Indian Police Service and became a probationary officer in Karnataka Police from 2011 until his resignation as superintendent in 2019. He was widely refered as "Singham". He briefly established a NGO that worked on grassroots climate change.[4][5][6]
Political career
[edit]Annamalai joined BJP on 2020 and contested in 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election and 2024 Indian general election in Coimbatore seat but lost respectively.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "All You Need To Know About K. Annamalai". Business Today. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
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- ^ "Who is K Annamalai?". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "10 things to know about 'Singham Anna' K Annamalai, BJP's Coimbatore candidate in Lok Sabha election". Hindustan Times. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "K Annamalai: A biopic on IPS turned politician is in the works". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ Singh, D. K. (2024-12-30). "Flogging, going barefoot—Annamalai must endure pain as Modi-Shah's Tamil Nadu priorities change". ThePrint. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "K Annamalai: BJP's Coimbatore candidate and youngest Party President of Tamil Nadu | Who is he?". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2025-01-03.