Tamil Nadu Day/ State Formation Day – November 01
November 3 , 2020
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- Tamil Nadu observed its second formation day - 'Tamil Nadu Day' on November 1 this year.
- The Madras State was formed on November 1, 1956 from the erstwhile Madras Presidency as per States Reorganisation Act -1956.
- The Madras State was eventually renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969.
- Orissa (now Odisha) was the first state to be formed on linguistic basis in 1936.
- Later, in 1953, Andhra Pradesh was formed on linguistic basis.
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