Chennai, Aug. 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai on Monday called the INDIA bloc parties to 'rise above partisan divides,' and support the candidature of NDA's Vice President nominee CP Radhakrishnan.

In a post on X, Annamalai emphasised that Tamil Nadu has a proud legacy of producing towering statesmen who have adorned the highest constitutional offices in the country.

"Tamil Nadu was once honoured with Thiru Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan avl becoming the first Vice President of our nation after its independence. Later in 1984, another stalwart from Tamil Nadu, Thiru R Venkatraman avl was elected to the prestigious chair of Vice President. Both these Vice Presidents later went on to become the President of our Nation. Th...