Ex-IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy appointed Karnataka BJP vice president

Former IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy, who joined BJP recently, has been appointed as the Vice President of the party in Karnataka on Saturday. Kuppusamy, who is also known as the 'Singham' of Karnataka Police, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party headquarters in Delhi on August 25.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Former IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy, who joined BJP recently, has been appointed as the Vice President of the party in Karnataka on Saturday.

Kuppusamy, who is also known as the 'Singham' of Karnataka Police, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party headquarters in Delhi on August 25.

The joining was held in the presence of BJP National General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao and Tamil Nadu BJP president L Murugan.

He said it is very important to strengthen the nationalist movement in Tamil Nadu, which will go to the assembly polls in the first half of the next year.

He said there is a lot of "misconception" about the BJP in Tamil Nadu and that there is a need to work to create awareness.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)