‘Arrest Will Make Them Stronger’: Annamalai Backs Questions Raised By CJP, Slams Delhi Police

Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai backed the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and questioned the Delhi Police’s handling of the case against its leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. He warned that prolonged judicial custody could strengthen the leaders rather than weaken them and raised concerns about the rule of law. On delimitation, Annamalai said the Centre must ensure transparency and fairness so southern states are not disadvantaged for controlling population growth. While calling delimitation necessary to improve parliamentary representation, he criticised the absence of a promised 50% increase in representation in the proposed Bill. Annamalai urged the Centre to explain its plans clearly, consult all political parties and build consensus on a fair formula for an exercise that could shape political representation for decades.