Position vacant in TN BJP

December 15, 2019 09:44

Is the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party going to get a chief anytime soon? Or is the state so unimportant to the party that it really doesnt matter whether there is a chief in place or not?

The position has been vacant since Tamilisai Soundararajan was appointed governor of Telangana in September.

Former Union minister and the BJPs former chief of the Tamil Nadu unit, Pon Radhakrishnan and BJP state units vice president and former state minister Nainar Nagenthiran flew to Delhi last week to hold consultations after they were summoned.

From reports in local media, it seems that instead of having one president, the party might decide to have four working presidents who will be responsible for four regions in the state to beef up the BJPs prospects.

The partys vice-president, B T Arasakumar, (one of many vice presidents) who earned the wrath of the leadership for praising M K Stalins leadership skills earlier this month, joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam last week. -- Business Standard

IMAGE: Tamilisai Soundararajan, former BJP's Tamil Nadu unit president and currently the youngest governor (Telangana) in the Republic, offers prayers at the Kamakshi Amman temple in Kanchipuram. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Tamilisai Soundararajan/Twitter

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