Tamil Nadu BJP well-known secretary K.T. Raghavan resigned from his party post on Tuesday, following a ‘sting operation’ purportedly displaying him in a sleazy video name with a lady party member.
The video was recorded and uploaded on YouTube through a party member and YouTuber, Madhan Ravichandran, on Tuesday morning. Mr Ravichandran claimed he had such sting videos of at least 15 more Tamil Nadu BJP leaders. He additionally claimed that after he approached Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai with Mr Raghavan’s video, Mr Annamalai requested him to move ahead and publish the video withinside the interest of providing justice for the woman.
Announcing his resignation from the party post on Facebook and Twitter, Mr Raghavan stated the people of Tamil Nadu knew who he was and people around him recognize him well. “For the remaining 30 years, I have worked [for the party] without in search of any benefits. I got here to know of a video nowadays morning about me. It has been carried out with a reason to malign me and the party,” he claimed withinside the statement.
He stated he had held consultations with Mr Annamalai after the video was released and was resigning from his post. “I deny the allegations. Will face it legally. The truth will prevail,” he stated. Mr Annamalai was not immediately available for comment.
The Indu Makkal Katchi, in a tweet, sought extreme punishment for Mr Raghavan.