Madras High Court reserves orders on Annamalai’s plea to quash case over remarks on Muthuramalinga Thevar
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan defers his verdict in the case over Mr. Annamalai’s 2023 claim that Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, in 1956, warned of performing ‘blood abhishekam’ for Madurai Meenakshi Amman “if atheists continued to insult theists”
On August 31, 2026, the Madras High Court deferred its judgment on K. Annamalai's plea to quash a criminal case against him. The case stems from Annamalai's remarks at a 2023 press meet where he claimed that Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar had warned of a "blood abhishekam" for Madurai Meenakshi Amman if atheists continued to insult theists.
Annamalai faces multiple charges under the Indian Penal Code, including promoting enmity between different groups and making statements with the intent to incite communal violence. His legal team argued that Annamalai was merely responding to comments made by DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin regarding Sanatana Dharma and that he had referred to a historically recorded incident involving Muthuramalinga Thevar and former Chief Minister C. Annadurai.
However, the magistrate took cognizance of the complaint without conducting a preliminary inquiry or providing Annamalai an opportunity to present his case. The court was informed that Annamalai often delivered such speeches during his time as the former president of BJP's Tamil Nadu unit.
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