Two weeks after he was suspended from the party post over an abusive phone conversation with Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minority wing head Daisy Saran, Suriya Siva quit the party on Tuesday, December 6.
In a series of tweets, Suriya, who was the general secretary of OBC Morcha, thanked Annamalai and called his experience with the party "sweet". "You (Annamalai) are the treasure to the party and BJP will reach the two figure target in the upcoming elections. To ensure the success of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, Kesava Vinayagam, the party's state organisation general secretary, should be replaced. Else, the party will remain the same in this state as how it used to be in the past. I will end my relationship with this party today," he tweeted.
In a letter to the state BJP president, Suriya said Annamalai will become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2026. "You are a capable candidate even to be the next Projected Prime Minister of India. Love to see your growth in Indian politics," he wrote.
Suriya in his resignation letter hit out against Kesava Vinayagam and L Murugan, Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. "L Murugan and Kesava Vinayagam be happy hereafter, at least now try to trust party workers. I think without your interference my Thalaivar (Annamalai) can do wonders," the letter said.
This is the second political outfit Suriya has quit within a span of seven months. Suriya, son of Trichy Siva, senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and Rajya Sabha MP, had quit DMK in May and joined BJP. While quitting DMK, he said the party was not for Tamils anymore and it has no place for “committed and true workers”. “I feel that irrespective of caste and community, every person is given due recognition in BJP and has a bright future in state politics,” he said during his induction to the BJP on May 8. He was appointed as the state general secretary of OBC Morcha.
After his suspension from BJP, K Annamalai, the party’s state president, had asked him to continue as a party worker. In the leaked audio clip of the conversation between him and Daisy Saran, Suriya is heard issuing threats and abusive language against the latter. He is also heard intimidating Daisy with sexual violence and death threats.