{"id":7409,"date":"2025-08-26T13:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/08\/26\/dmk-ministers-son-refuses-medal-from-bjp-leader-annamalai-accepts-with-hands-poses-for-photo-at-tn-shooting-meet-trichy-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:28:22","slug":"dmk-ministers-son-refuses-medal-from-bjp-leader-annamalai-accepts-with-hands-poses-for-photo-at-tn-shooting-meet-trichy-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/08\/26\/dmk-ministers-son-refuses-medal-from-bjp-leader-annamalai-accepts-with-hands-poses-for-photo-at-tn-shooting-meet-trichy-news\/","title":{"rendered":"DMK minister\u2019s son refuses medal from BJP leader Annamalai, accepts with hands, poses for photo at TN shooting meet | Trichy News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-123508172,imgsize-40638,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/123508172.jpg\" alt=\"DMK minister\u2019s son refuses medal from BJP leader Annamalai, accepts with hands, poses for photo at TN shooting meet\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PUDUKOTTAI: Minister T R B Raaja&#8217;s son on Monday refused to accept a medal around his neck from former BJP state president K Annamalai and instead received it with his hands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Annamalai was presenting prizes to the winners of a 51st state-level shooting competition in Avarangudipatti at Pudukottai, organised by the Tamil Nadu Shooting Association and the Royal Pudukkottai Sports Club.<!-- --> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>In a video, Annamalai can be seen attempting to place a medal on Suryaa Rajaa Baalu, the DMK minister&#8217;s son, but he accepted it with his hands instead. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>However, he later posed for a photograph along with the other winners and the former BJP state president. Later Annamalai also participated in shooting exercises. The competition started on Aug 22 and will continue till Aug 28.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Speaking to reporters in Madurai later in the evening, Annamalai said it was the minister\u2019s son wish and it did not really matter to him that he refused to get the award. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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