Tamil Nadu: successor to the old Madras Presidency
Background
Akashvani, the public broadcaster, records that after Independence on 15 August 1947 the Madras Presidency became the Madras Province. Madras State was formed on 26 January 1950. A resolution to rename Madras State as Tamil Nadu was moved in the State Assembly in 1967 by the then Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai. Tamil Nadu is thus the successor to the old Madras Presidency.
Predecessor:
Madras Presidency
Madras State formed:
1950
Rename resolution moved:
1967
Why it matters for exams: State formation, presidencies and basic state facts are routine questions in PSC and UPSC general studies.
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