Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai resigned from the party's primary membership on June 5, 2026, stating that his views no longer aligned with those of the BJP central leadership regarding the political direction for Tamil Nadu. In a letter posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, the former IPS officer said he did not wish to burden the top leadership any further with his disagreements, which he described as having been ongoing for 18 months. The BJP subsequently accepted his resignation.