Important Days
Tamil Nadu State Formation Day – July 18
▪ July 18 is observed as Tamil Nadu State Formation Day from 2023.
▪ July 18 was the day on which a resolution moved by then Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai was adopted in the State Legislative Assembly to rename the then Madras State as Tamil Nadu in 1967.
Note
▪ Madras State became Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala on November 1, 1956
Martyrs Day – July 17
▪ July 17 is observed as Martyrs Day in Tamil Nadu.
▪ The day aims to honour the contributions of Thiyagi Arya (alias) Bhashiyam, Thiyagi Sankaralinganar, Thiyagi Shenbagaraman.
