Happy birthday Tamil Nadu: All the nine crore Tamils worldwide and 7.2 crores in Tamil Nadu are celebrating their state's anniversary today. Tamil Nadu state has completed 63 years and turns 64 since its formation on November 1, 1956. It was initially called Madras State and only after sincere efforts even by sacrificing lives for 11 years, it became Tamil Nadu State.
On this occasion, Chief Minister of the state, Edapadi Palaniswami, has done what any other chief ministers of Tamil Nadu has never done before. He announced today, November 1, 2019, as the Tamil Nadu day and also arranged for several functions to celebrate Tamil Nadu's birthday. In Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai, a government function is held to wish and spread the joy of the birthday state. Tamil Nadu's Secretariat in Chennai showcasing its dazzling with lights from last night to kick start today's birthday celebrations.
History of the Tamil Nadu formation: The Madras province until 1956, included not only Tamil speaking people but also Malayalam people excluding Cochin, Kannada people excluding Mysore, and also Telugu people. Potti Sriramulu claiming language-wise division, died during one of his hunger protests. There was extensive spread violence and arson across Madras Province.