On March 17, 2025, Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai was arrested by Chennai police while en route to lead a protest in Egmore against the alleged ₹1,000 crore TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) corruption scandal. Former Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, along with other senior party members, were also detained during the demonstrations. Authorities had preemptively blocked the residences of BJP officials from 7 am, arresting them as they attempted to join the protest.