My primal anger resulted in whip protest, Annamalai says

CHENNAI: BJP state president K Annamalai on Saturday justified his whip protest, saying it was his primal anger against Anna University rape incident that resulted in the protest.

Annamalai was on his way to Delhi to participate in a meeting of state BJP presidents. Speaking to reporters at Chennai airport, Annamalai said, “Don't see the protest politically. Considering myself as the brother of the victim, I did this protest out of my primal anger.”

He said, “I was angry because the system failed. Police were not straightforward, and the FIR got leaked. BJP functionaries led by (former Telangana governor) Tamilisai Soundararajan protested in Chennai but were arrested, and henceforth I had to undertake the protest.”

The BJP state president welcomed the decision of Madras high court regarding the constitution of a special investigation team comprising three women police officers to investigate the Anna University rape case.