“Prime Minister Modi has a special love for Panneerselvam and Ramanathapura, which is why the Prime Minister has fielded OPS from this constituency. If a former chief minister enters Parliament, he will get respect and it will greatly benefit the constituency,” Annamalai said while addressing a public program in favor of OPS at Ramalinga Vilasam.



OPS is contesting the elections as an independent candidate supported by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).



The BJP leader said OPS has easy access to the Prime Minister and this will help the constituency.



He said OPS is a leader who was trusted by late Chief Minister Jayalalitha for his simplicity, his character and his loyalty.Annamalai said OPS is also representing late Thevar leader Muthuramalinga Thevar, who divided his property into 16 parts and used it for the welfare of people from backward communities.



He is the son of DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister K.K.S.S.R. Also came out strongly against. Ramachandran accused him of insulting Muthuramalinga Thevar.



He said Ramachandran had said that Ramanathapuram could not be developed because Theva was in conflict with the state government.



Annamalai said Tamil Nadu politics has seen many betrayals, and one was the removal of late MG Ramachandran (MGR) from the DMK by its late leader M Karunanidhi, while the other was the removal of OPS from the AIADMK by Edappadi K Palaniswami.“At present, OPS is ahead of his rivals by 15 per cent votes but ensure he wins by 5 lakh votes,” Annamalai said.



On the issue of drinking water problem faced by the local people, Annamala said the BJP government will allocate special funds to link the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gunder rivers and permanently solve the drinking water problem of the district.