His other vow, announced Thursday, was that he would not wear footwear until the DMK was ousted from power – and, accordingly, he was barefoot during his self-lashing.

Karnataka BJP said that as a mark of protest, Annamalai symbolically inflicted lashes on himself with a whip, representing divine faith and justice, to condemn the DMK government's inaction.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai staged a unique agitation in Coimbatore on Friday when he flogged himself condemning the ruling DMK and the state police over the handling of the case of sexual assault on a Chennai college student on Christmas eve.

BJP state president K Annamalai whipped himself six times in Coimbatore to protest against the DMK government's handling of the Anna University sexual

On Thursday, the BJP leader had said he would fast for 48 days and wouldn't wear footwear until the DMK was removed from power in Tamil Nadu.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai lashed himself six times with a whip on Friday morning outside his residence in Coimbatore. The act was part of a personal protest against the sexual assault of an Anna University student.

In a novel protest to seek justice for the sexual assault victim of the prestigious Anna University in Chennai and to highlight women's security, BJP state president K Annamalai flogged himself in front of his residence in Coimbatore.

The BJP leader alleged that the accused committed the crime emboldened by his affiliation to the ruling party. The DMK, however, has said that the accused in the varsity student sexual assault case was not even a primary member of the DMK.

B haratiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Friday whipped himselfe outside his residence in Coimbatore to condemn the police action in handing the Chennai sexual

Annamalai criticised the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led government, alleging an increase in crimes against women, ANI reported. He told reporters that two unidentified persons entered the campus and assaulted the student.