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=== Studied Islam === | === Studied Islam === | ||
It was during his tenure in Udupi — located near Bhatkal in the neighbouring district of Uttara Kannada — that Annamalai developed a deep interest in Islam, he said. Bhatkal is a hotbed of [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist radicalisation]] and the birthplace of the Indian Mujahideen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annamalai Kuppusamy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/annamalai-kuppusamy-71767.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> | It was during his tenure in Udupi — located near Bhatkal in the neighbouring district of Uttara Kannada — that Annamalai developed a deep interest in Islam, he said. Bhatkal is a hotbed of [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist radicalisation]] and the birthplace of the Indian Mujahideen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annamalai Kuppusamy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/annamalai-kuppusamy-71767.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Annamalai decided to study religion to "understand what led to the misinterpretation of religious texts and caused widespread radicalisation". "I studied the Quran and Hadith with the help of the religious scholars. I tried to understand the philosophy. It helped me understand the psyche behind terror organisations like the Indian Mujahideen, SIMI and ISIS that had spread its tentacles around the Bhatkal-Kundapura region," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-26|title='Singham' Annamalai — the IPS officer, engineer & MBA who studied Islam to fight terror|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/singham-annamalai-the-ips-officer-engineer-mba-who-studied-islam-to-fight-terror/488938/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
===Organised Innovative steps=== | ===Organised Innovative steps=== | ||
Annamalai, during his tenure brought reforms like compulsory weekly-offs for police and free leave and flexible shift system. He is known for the innovative system of giving transfer to officers who reduce weight. He brough library inside police station in Urban Bangalore. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrf1fuH2lo</ref> | Annamalai, during his tenure brought reforms like compulsory weekly-offs for police and free leave and flexible shift system. He is known for the innovative system of giving transfer to officers who reduce weight. He brough library inside police station in Urban Bangalore. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrf1fuH2lo</ref> | ||
=== Deputy Commissioner of police in Bangalore South === | === Deputy Commissioner of police in Bangalore South === | ||
The next transfer took him to [[Chikmagalur]] until October 2018. In 2017, the area, rife with communal tensions, witnessed riots after a group of miscreants vandalised the Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah. As the superintendent of police, Annamalai organised several peace meetings to defuse tensions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-16|title=Why Annamalai was chosen over senior leaders to lead BJP in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-annamalai-was-chosen-over-senior-leaders-lead-bjp-tamil-nadu-152437|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> | The next transfer took him to [[Chikmagalur]] until October 2018. In 2017, the area, rife with communal tensions, witnessed riots after a group of miscreants vandalised the Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah. As the superintendent of police, Annamalai organised several peace meetings to defuse tensions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-16|title=Why Annamalai was chosen over senior leaders to lead BJP in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-annamalai-was-chosen-over-senior-leaders-lead-bjp-tamil-nadu-152437|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> | ||