NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 25
Stating that the BJP would not tolerate insults towards women, unlike “certain Dravidian parties,” Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, on Thursday, suspended the OBC wing leader Trichy Surya Siva, son of a senior DMK leader, from all party posts for six months. The suspended leader had allegedly used abusive language against his colleague in the audio clip.
தமிழக பாஜக OBC அணி மாநில பொது செயலாளர் திரு. சூர்யா சிவா அவர்கள் கட்சியின் நற்பெயருக்கு களங்கம் விளைவிக்கும்
செயல்களில்
ஈடுபட்டுள்ளதை ஒப்புக்கொண்டதன் அடிப்படையில், கட்சியின் பொறுப்புகளிலிருந்து ஆறு மாத காலத்திற்கு நீக்கப்படுகிறார்-மாநில தலைவர்
திரு. @annamalai_k pic.twitter.com/Pbr6U8byDh— BJP Tamilnadu (@BJP4TamilNadu) November 24, 2022
Annamalai, in a statement, said Surya Siva had admitted to “bringing disrepute to the party” through his actions. Siva’s abusive language in a telephonic conversation with Daisy Saran had gone viral.
The TN BJP chief further said that he would be removed from all party posts for six months and that he could serve the party only as a worker. Annamalai said that if he finds a marked change in Siva’s actions and manages to win the leadership’s trust, the post would be again be given to him.
After the audio clip went viral on social media, Annamalai ordered an inquiry and asked the leaders to appear before the committee at the Tirupur BJP office. When the disciplinary panel set up by the party enquired with Saran and Siva, they said they were ready to bury the hatchet and move forward. However, Annamalai said that the BJP would not tolerate insults towards women, unlike “certain Dravidian parties.”
Surya is the son of a senior DMK leader and the party’s Rajya Sabha MP, Trichy Siva. He joined the BJP in May 2022.
