New Delhi, April 12 -- Annamalai - a former IPS officer, engineer, and MBA - opted out from the race to become the next BJP Tamil Nadu chief, clearing the way for the party's vice president and lawmaker, Nainar Nagendran - the only nominee for the post - to take over just ahead of the state assembly elections.

Not just this, another development in the Tamil Nadu politics was witnessed in the next few hours.

On Saturday, April 11, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which had earlier cut ties with the BJP over Annamalai's certain remarks calling it their "happiest moment," took a U-turn to reunite with the party.

The AIADMK and BJP will now be contesting the Tamil Nadu elections under the NDA banner.

Was Annamalai's ...