Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai quitting the party comes as no surprise. BJP’s marginal presence in the Dravidian land offered little to an ambitious leader. Vijay’s emergence leaves little political space for Annamalai. It’ll test his political mettle. BJP leaders’ unusually cordial farewell makes his parting pregnant with possibilities.
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