Annamalai, Vijay, And A Brewing Rivalry That Mirrors MGR vs Karunanidhi

As speculation intensifies over former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai's political future, some of his supporters are drawing parallels with one of the most defining rivalries in Tamil Nadu's history -- between former chief ministers MG Ramachandran (MGR) and M Karunanidhi.

Sources close to Annamalai say that if he eventually exits the BJP and launches his own party, Tamil Nadu could witness a contest between two non-Dravidian formations led by the state's two most-popular contemporary figures, TVK's Vijay and K Annamalai.