Chennai, April 12 -- Ending his nearly four month vow that he would not wear footwear and would walk barefooted till the ruling DMK was unseated from power in Tamil Nadu, former BJP State President K Annamalai wore a new pair of slippers given by party leaders.

After former AIADMK Minister and BJP Legislature Party leader Nainar Nagendran was formally announced that he was elected as the 13th President of BJP TN President during the elections held for National General Council members, Mr Annamalai ended his bare-foot walk protest in deference to the wishes expressed by senior leaders.

On an appeal by Mr Nagendran, in his maiden speech as the new State Party Chief asking him to start wearing footwears and end his protest as Union Home Min...