Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 -- BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday described BJP National Executive Member K Annamalai as the "most popular leader of the BJP" after the party left him out of the candidates list for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

While campaigning for the BJP ahead of the Keralam assembly polls, the BJP MP said that, owing to Annamalai's popularity, the party has made him responsible for campaigning for all candidates, which Surya said will translate into victory for the party candidates across the state.

"Annamalai is the most popular leader of the BJP, not just in Tamil Nadu, but he commands a large following all over the country. He has been given the responsibility of campaigning for all the candidates in ...