An engineering graduate and a post-graduate in management, Annamalai went on to complete his MBA in Finance from IIM Lucknow. At one point he had aspired to be an entrepreneur but gave up that dream to pursue the bigger cause of connecting with the people.
Meanwhile, in the 2G Spectrum Allocation case the Delhi High Court is continuing the hearings on the appeals by the CBI and ED against the acquittal of former Telecom Minister A. Raja and others in the case.
In a direct dare to Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu, firebrand President of Tamil Nadu BJP K Annamalai has said that the statue of EV Ramasamy Naicker (EVR), also known by the epithet 'Periyar', outside the Srirangam Ranganathar Temple and all other temples would be removed
Huge crowds can be seen joining the yatra from wherever it passes and excitement is visible amongst the people underlining that BJP's Annamalai has become a household name in the DMK-ruled state.