Annamalai’s attack on the DMK coincides with him cooling down on the AIADMK since his return to active politics

On alleged sexual assault of a student inside Anna University campus, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said, “The Chief Minister has ordered action against the culprit without any bias. Accordingly, the accused has been arrested and action has been taken.

Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai was also seen barefoot following his vow to not wear footwear until the DMK was ousted from power.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed that the suspect apprehended for the sexual assault on a 19-year-old student from Anna University in Chennai is a "repeat offender and a DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) functionary".

Gnanasekaran, a man with three wives and a history of criminal activities, was arrested for raping an engineering student on the Anna University campus, where his wife works. The swift arrest was made with the help of CCTV footage.

The National Commission for Women has formed a two-member fact-finding committee to investigate the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University in Chennai. The committee aims to examine the case details,

Karnataka BJP said that as a mark of protest, Annamalai symbolically inflicted lashes on himself with a whip, representing divine faith and justice, to condemn the DMK government's inaction.