Madurai, Sept. 20 -- Former Tamil Nadu BJP president and 'We The Leaders' movement founder K Annamalai on Sunday participated in the cleanliness drive organised by the party to restore the Vaigai River, stating that just as his party mobilised to clean the Vaigai River, the time has arrived to remove "political garbage" from the state.

Addressing the 'Vaigai Sirpi' awards ceremony organised by We The Leaders in Madurai, Annamalai announced that volunteers from his organisation have cleared nearly 1.63 lakh kilograms (163 tonnes) of plastic, human waste, and debris from the river basin, particularly around the sacred site where the annual Kallazhagar festival takes place.

"Just as the time has come to remove garbage from the Vaigai, the ...