New Delhi: Former IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy, also known as 'Karnataka's Singham' joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at party headquarters in Delhi on Tuesday.
The former IPS officer joined the party in the presence of party General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao and Tamil Nadu BJP State President L Murugan.
"Even in Tamil Nadu, BJP is attracting many people from many sectors and many sections. We have Annamalai Kuppusamy joining the party. He will be an asset and addition into the BJP in Tamil Nadu," L Murugan told reporters here.
"I thank the party for giving me the opportunity to join this organisation. It is a great honour and a privilege for me. I have come to this party as a loyal soldier," the former IPS officer told reporters here.
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Former IPS officer K. Annamalai joins BJP in presence of Shri @PMuralidharRao and Shri @Murugan_TNBJP at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/42HIh2TqWl
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">Former IPS officer K. Annamalai joins BJP in presence of Shri @PMuralidharRao and Shri @Murugan_TNBJP at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/42HIh2TqWl
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 25, 2020Former IPS officer K. Annamalai joins BJP in presence of Shri @PMuralidharRao and Shri @Murugan_TNBJP at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/42HIh2TqWl
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 25, 2020
Hours after he joined the saffron party, a tweet regarding his induction has been shared. "Former IPS officer K. Annamalai joins BJP in presence of Shri @PMuralidharRao and Shri @Murugan_TNBJP at BJP headquarters in New Delhi," read the tweet.
Kuppusamy, a native of Tamil Nadu, served as a Superintendent of Police in Udupi, and Chikkamagaluru district and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru. He quit his job in 2019.