# Annamalai attacks Delhi-centric BJP decisions and Gujarat project focus 2026-08-17T08:56:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said the party’s decision-making had become too Delhi-centric and criticised what he called a Gujarat-focused development model. Speaking at the India Today Tamil Nadu Round Table in Chennai, he said artificial intelligence and wafer companies, the 2030 Commonwealth Games, police games and the 2036 Olympics could not all be directed to Gujarat. He called for greater authority for state leaders. India Today reports that Annamalai, who quit the BJP in June and launched We the Leaders, said prolonged disagreements over the party’s approach to Tamil Nadu led to his exit. He also questioned the Centre’s changing position on the Mekedatu dam, linking it to upcoming Karnataka and Tamil Nadu elections. Annamalai said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay should be given at least a year to govern and currently had his support. He said he continued to respect Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - indiatoday.in (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:00+00:00. Tags: BJP, Gujarat, K Annamalai, Vijay, We The Leaders movement Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/annamalai-attacks-bjps-gujarat-centric-model-seeks-state-empowerment/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/annamalai-attacks-bjps-gujarat-centric-model-seeks-state-empowerment/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/