India, June 5 -- K Annamalai, who quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, attributed his departure from the party to differences in views regarding Tamil Nadu.

In the resignation letter addressed to BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Annamalai said he joined the BJP six years ago, seeking to bring in a positive change to Tamil Nadu and improve how politics is conducted in the state.

"Most importantly, I wanted to change the notion that politics is a path only for the elite and a select few, not for the common man. I am extremely thankful to the BJP leadership for trusting a very young and raw man with great responsibility and leadership positions," he wrote in the letter accessed by HT.

"The people of the state were fatigued ...