The DMK government announced that July 18 would be observed as Tamil Nadu Day.
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 Presidency as Tamil Nadu in 1967.
Mr Stalin also announced that ‘Border Saviours’ would be honoured with a cash prize of ₹1 lakh each on November 1 this year as a special case.
The Border saviours are the ones who throughout their lifetime indulged in the struggle of safeguarding the border of Tamil Nadu when the linguistic States were formed.