K Annamalai quits BJP as party chief accepts resignation despite last-ditch efforts to retain him

K Annamalai has resigned from the BJP after party chief Nitin Nabin accepted his resignation, ending days of speculation about the former Tamil Nadu state unit president's future in the party. His resignation comes despite efforts by the leadership to convince him to stay.

According to party sources, the BJP leadership had remained hopeful that Annamalai could be persuaded to reconsider.