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Madras State was officially renamed Tamil Nadu

Madras State was officially renamed Tamil Nadu

Madras State was officially renamed Tamil Nadu: Period 1946 portrait of Tamil leader C. N. Annadurai. Event text mentions 1967, but the formal Madras-to-Tamil Nadu name change was in 1969; requires editorial date audit. Not the legislative ceremony. — Period 1946 portrait of Tamil leader C. N. Annadurai. Event text mentions 1967, but the formal Madras-to-Tamil Nadu name change was in 1969; requires editorial date audit. Not the legislative ceremony. · Credit: Unknown 1946 photographer · License: Public domain

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