"He Is Still...": Amit Shah On K Annamalai 'Being Removed' For AIADMK Alliance

Refusing to be drawn into the speculation surrounding K Annamalai's removal as the Tamil Nadu president of the BJP, Union Home Minister and senior party leader Amit Shah has said Mr Annamalai still holds the post.

During a press conference on Friday announcing that the alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP was being renewed, Mr Shah was asked about reports of Mr Annamalai being removed because Edapaddi K Palaniswami did not want the tie-up to proceed until that happened. "This is not true at all. Mr Annamalai is the state president even today," a smiling Mr Shah said, before pointing to the leader, who was seated to his left, and adding, "That is why he is sitting with me".