In Tamil Nadu, a significant showdown unfolded as police detained several BJP leaders, including state unit president K Annamalai and women’s wing national chief Vanathi Srinivasan, ahead of a protest against the alleged financial irregularities in TASMAC. The protest was meant to spotlight an alleged Rs 1,000 crore irregularity in the state-run liquor retailer’s operations, as pointed out by the Enforcement Directorate.