Coimbatore, Dec 27: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai whipped himself in front of his house here on Friday as a mark of protest against the DMK government over the sexual assault incident in Anna University.
Annamalai was seen whipping himself and after he completed his six-whip, one of the men standing behind rushed towards him and stopped him from further whipping himself.
He said that his protest was against the "continuous injustice" in the state.
"Anybody understanding the Tamil culture will always know these are all part of the land. Flogging ourselves, punishing ourselves and putting ourselves through tough rhythms are all part of this culture.
This is not against any person or thing but against a continuous injustice that is happening in the state," Annamalai said.
"What has happened at the Anna University is only a tipping point. If you look at what has been happening in the last 3 years, continuous injustice against common people, women, children and high corruption... Yesterday we announced and I have chosen to go the path which a lot of my forefathers have walked on, flogging ourselves and whipping," he added.
He announced this protest on Thursday at a press conference in Chennai. At the press conference, he also announced that he would not wear sandals from today onwards until the DMK is removed from power and that he would fast for 48 days.
A second-year student of Anna University was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man on the Anna university campus on Monday night, Chennai Police said adding that one person has been arrested in connection with the case.
