India, June 2 -- Speculation have been rife about K Annamalai's possible exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party, a sharp reversal from a time when he was the saffron party's face in Tamil Nadu. Rumours about his future plans gained prominence after Annamalai was not included in the BJP's candidates' list for the recently concluded assembly elections, and the party's poor performance was no help either.

Amid the growing buzz, Annamalai on Monday left from Chennai to meet with the BJP's top brass in Delhi. As he was leaving, reporters asked whether he might launch a new political outfit. "Please wait. We will sit down and talk in two days," Annamalai responded.

K Annamalai is a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer (2011 Karnataka cadr...