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- The province became Madras state following the adoption of the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950. The state was split in 1953 and further re-organized in 1956. On 14 January 1969, Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu.
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Madras State was a state of India which was in existence during the mid-20th century. The state came into existence on 26 January 1950 when the Constitution of India was adopted and included the present-day Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Jan 14, 2023 · The name Madras State did not become Tamil Nadu overnight. According to Madras Musings, a fortnightly English-language newspaper, Congress party worker ‘Thiyagi’ Sankaralingam was behind the first demand to change the name, in the 1950s, and made repeated representations. But to no avail.
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Jul 20, 2018 · The Madras State (Alteration of Name Act) was passed in Parliament in 1968 and came into effect on January 14, 1969. Anna died the same year.” Fifty years on, Chief Minister Edappadi K...
After the independence of India, after the Telugu and Malayalam parts of Madras state were separated from Tamilagam state in 1956, it was renamed as Tamil Nadu on January 14, 1969, by the state government.
After India became independent in 1947, the city became the administrative and legislative capital of Madras State, which was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968. During the reorganisation of states in India on linguistic lines, in 1953, Telugu speakers wanted Madras as the capital of Andhra Pradesh [ 9 ] and coined the slogan " Madras Manade ...
On July 18, 1967, Chief Minister Anna prepared a resolution to change the name of Madras State to Tamil Nadu in English and Tamil languages. Speaking on the debate, Opposition Leader P.G. Karuthiraman said, “Madras is a name in world history; Tamil Nadu will take time to reach the same heights”.
Aug 22, 2023 · In 1969, the state was officially renamed Tamil Nadu and in 1996, the capital city of Madras became Chennai. Why the British came to Madras. The British arrived on Indian shores in the early 17th Century, in the form of the East India Company.
