Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai announced a 48-day protest, pledging to fast and remain barefoot against the DMK government's handling of a university student's alleged sexual assault in Chennai.

Protests erupted in Chennai over a reported sexual assault incident involving a 19-year-old student from Anna University.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai accused the state police of willfully revealing the identity of the 19-year-old who was sexually assaulted at Anna University. He accused the ruling party of failing to protect women against such 'dreadful crimes'.

Members of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (December 26, 2024) staged a demonstration in Chennai condemning the ruling DMK government over the alleged sexual assault on a girl on Anna University campus.

Several photographs of the accused in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Health Minister Ma Subramanian were circulated online.

BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and other cadres of the party were detained by the police in Chennai during the protest.

BJP and AIADMK leaders, including Tamilisai Soundararajan, were detained during protests in Chennai against the alleged sexual assault of an Anna University student. The incident has sparked criticism of the DMK-led government,

BJP workers held a protest against DMK government in Chennai on6. The protest was organised over alleged sexual arrest of a second-year student at Anna University. Meanwhile, one person has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault.