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'''K. Annamalai''' is an Indian nadar politician and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)|Tenkasi constituency]] in [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref>
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{{Indian name|Annamalai|Kuppusamy}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kuppusamy Annamalai
| image = AnnamalaiIPS Joining BJP.jpg
| caption = Addressing The Press After Joining [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] At BJP Head Quarters
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|06|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Akila S. Nathan
| relations =
| children = 1 (Son)
| father = Kuppusamy
| residence =
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering]] <br> [[Master of Business Administration]]
| alma_mater = [[PSG College of Technology]] <br> [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Former IPS Officer|Politician}}
}}

'''Kuppusamy Annamalai '''<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPS officer Annamalai quits post, likely to join Tamil Nadu BJP - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/may/29/ips-officer-annamalai-quits-post-likely-to-join-tamil-nadu-bjp-1983161.amp|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> (born 4 June 1984, Karur) is a former [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer who served as a [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] in [[Udupi]], and [[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagaluru]] district and [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] (South) [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-accepts-ips-officer-k-annamalais-resignation/articleshow/71618203.cms| title = IPS Officer from Karur, Tamilnadu
| author = ET Bureau
| publisher = The Economic Times
| date = 17 Oct 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref> He quit his professional life and embarked We The Leaders Foundation. He is popularly known as ''Singham of Karnataka''.<ref name="An"/> He officially joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 25th August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title='I am a natural fit in the BJP': Former IPS officer K Annamalai set to join party|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-am-natural-fit-bjp-former-ips-officer-k-annamalai-set-join-party-131505|language=en}}</ref>

==Early Life and Education==
K Annamalai was born in [[Karur district]] of Tamil Nadu, belongs to the family of agriculture background.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ex-ips-officer-k-annamalai-announces-his-entry-politics-contest-next-election-tamil-nadu-820183
| title = Native of Ex-DCP of South Bengaluru, Mr. K Annamalai
| author = Times Now Digital
| publisher = TIMESNOWNEWS.COM
| date = 28 May 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref> He did his schooling in [[Karur]] and [[Namakkal]] District and gained a degree in [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical engineering]] at [[PSG College of Technology]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu|Tamilnadu]]. Following that, Annamalai completed his [[Master of Business Administration]] with a specialization in marketing and strategy at [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow|Indian Institute of Management]] [IIM], [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bluru-dcp-singam-annamalai-quits-says-ips-officers-death-made-him-re-examine-life-102539| title = Founder of We The Leaders Foundation
| author = Prajwal Bhat
| publisher = The NEWS Minute
| date = 28 May 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref>

==Personal Life==
He entered the [[Civil Services of India|civil service]] and served in various locations for the period of almost 10 years. K Annamalai resigned in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bengaluru-dcp-k-annamalai-resigns-to-pursue-public-service-119052801175_1.html
| title = Entry into Public service
| author = Press Trust of India
| publisher = Business Standard
| date = 28 May 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref>

He is the founder of We The Leaders Foundation and also the founder and course architect of Core Talent and Leadership Development Private Limited. He is interested in [[entrepreneurship]] and his main hobbies are reading World and Indian History, cycling, and mountaineering.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/supercop-annamalai-quit-to-chase-dreams-do-more-737675.html
| title = K Annamalai's hobbies
| author = Nina C George
| publisher = Deccan Herald
| date = 2 June 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref>.He Got Married To Akila S. Nathan

==Police career==
Annamalai is known for his work as part of the police force and has also been called as “Karnataka Singham”.<ref name="An">{{cite web
| url = https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html
| title = Karnataka Singham
| author = Moneycontrol News
| publisher = Moneycontrol
| date = 30 May 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref> He was a 2011 batch IPS officer and he started his police career as the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Karkala sub-division in [[Udupi]] district of [[Karnataka]] in September 2013 where he was later promoted in 1st of January, 2015 as a Superintendent of Police in the same location and served there as an SP till August, 2016. He was then transferred to [[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagaluru]] district of [[Karnataka]] and continued as an SP till October 2018. He got promoted as a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru south in 2018.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html
| title = Karnataka Singham's Cop life
| author = Rohini Swamy
| publisher = The Print
| date = 31 May 2019
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref>
== Political Career ==
Annamalai has been influenced by the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). According to MyNation by [[Asianet News Network|Asianet News]], while he was posted in Chikkamagaluru, he had become closer to CT Ravi and had a better understanding of RSS ideology. In his last posting as DCP South in Bengaluru, he met with the RSS leaders in their headquarters at Keshava Krupa, which also happens to be in South Bengaluru. Annamalai also met with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] chief [[Amit Shah]] and revealed how impressed he was with the RSS and wanted to do something different in life.<ref>{{Cite web|title=’Karnataka’s Singham’ Annamalai to join RSS and start ‘shakha’ in Coimbatore?|url=https://www.mynation.com/politics/karnataka-singham-annamalai-join-rss-start-shakha-coimbatore-ps7zjf|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-22|title=Political plunge? No plans, says Annamalai|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/political-plunge-no-plans-says-annamalai-735386.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bengaluru-dcp-k-annamalai-singham-of-karnataka-quits-ips-likely-to-join-politics-2754647|title=Bengaluru DCP K Annamalai, ‘Singham’ of Karnataka, quits IPS; likely to join politics|date=2019-05-28|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref> He is also a fan of [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ex-ips-officer-k-annamalai-announces-his-entry-politics-contest-next-election-tamil-nadu-820183
| title = Founder of We The Leaders Foundation
| author = Prakash Upadhyaya
| publisher = International Business Times
| date = 18 May 2020
| accessdate = 21 June 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Super cop Annamalai hints at joining politics : 'I am a big fan of Modi'│Daijiworld Television - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSAdl6jmvBs&app=desktop&persist_app=1|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former super cop Annamalai hints at joining politics - 'I am a big fan of Modi'|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=665135|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.daijiworld.com}}</ref> On 25th August 2020, a year after abruptly quitting the police force, he officially joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of BJP national general secretary [[P. Muralidhar Rao]] and BJP president of Tamil Nadu [[L. Murugan]].<ref>[[https://theprint.in/politics/karnatakas-ex-ips-officer-singham-annamalai-joins-bjp-will-fight-polls-from-tamil-nadu/488739/]]</ref>


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==External Links==
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* https://www.leadcampus.org/rolemodels/k-annamalai
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* https://www.wetheleader.org
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* https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/ips-officer-k-annamalai-quits-decides-to-get-back-into-farming/articleshow/69536284.cms
* https://www.coreinc.in/
* https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/dcp-k-annamalai-singham-of-karnataka-police-resigns-says-hasnt-decided-on-politics-2044471



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K. Annamalai is an Indian nadar politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tenkasi constituency in 2001 election.[1]

References

  1. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India


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