Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai used self-flagellation to present himself as a fighter against the Dravidian parties as well as challenge his own party's high command and retain his leadership positi

The gesture has helped Annamalai seize the initiative on the Anna University sexual assault case, underlining AIADMK’s laggardness on the issue

Calling the DMK an “evil force,” Annamalai urged the middle class to rise and question the government. He demanded the sacking of the Chennai city police commissioner or at least the deputy commissioner over the Anna University case.

The TVK president submitted a petition to Governor and sought his intervention to address what he described as a severely deteriorating law and order situation.

ABVP workers protested outside Tamil Nadu House in Delhi over the alleged sexual harassment incident at Chennai's Anna University. On December 23, a 19-year-old student was reportedly sexually assaulted on campus by a 37-year-old man after attacking a fourth-year male student who was accompanying her.