Annamalai’s attack on the DMK coincides with him cooling down on the AIADMK since his return to active politics

On alleged sexual assault of a student inside Anna University campus, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said, “The Chief Minister has ordered action against the culprit without any bias. Accordingly, the accused has been arrested and action has been taken.

After Gnanasekaran's arrest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) have accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai alleged that Gnanasekaran is a DMK worker with a history of similar offenses.

Amid the massive political row over the sexual assault case on Anna University's campus in Chennai, the BJP has alleged that the arrested accused is a DMK worker who has been involved in similar crime

Calling the DMK an “evil force,” Annamalai urged the middle class to rise and question the government. He demanded the sacking of the Chennai city police commissioner or at least the deputy commissioner over the Anna University case.

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami called for a CBI probe into the rape of a student at Anna University, accusing the DMK of protecting the accused. Palaniswami highlighted the need for strict handling of such crimes and criticized the current government's approach.

Karnataka BJP said that as a mark of protest, Annamalai symbolically inflicted lashes on himself with a whip, representing divine faith and justice, to condemn the DMK government's inaction.