Chennai, July 21 -- Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai is expected to be appointed as a general secretary in the party's national leadership, The New India Express reported, citing sources.

The announcement is likely to follow the selection of the new BJP president next month.

Annamalai, a 40-year-old former IPS officer from the Karnataka cadre, declined to comment when approached.

"When he stepped down from the Tamil Nadu BJP president's post in April to pave the way for an alliance with the AIADMK, he was promised a national-level role," sources said told the news puclication.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has publicly stated multiple times that Annamalai would have a key role in Tamil Nadu politics and that he would also b...