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2 days ago · Chennai was previously called Madras. Madras was the shortened name of the fishing village Madraspatnam, where the British East India Company built a fort and factory (trading post) in 1639–40. Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the city to Chennai in 1996.
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May 20, 2024 · The Indian National Congress first came to power in the Madras Presidency (also called Madras Province by the British), following the Madras elections of 1937. Except for a six-year period when Madras was under the Governor's direct rule, the Congress administered the Madras Presidency until India became independent on 15 August 1947 as the ...
A case filed by N.P. Ponnuswami, an Assembly election aspirant from Namakkal, had led the Supreme Court to deliver a landmark verdict in 1952, upholding the Madras High Court’s decision that it could not interfere in an election process once it was notified by the Election Commission of India.
Apr 30, 2024 · A case filed by N.P. Ponnuswami, an Assembly election aspirant from Namakkal, had led the Supreme Court to deliver a landmark verdict in 1952, upholding the Madras High Court’s decision that...
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3 days ago · The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India.
4 days ago · The Supreme Court of India (IAST: Bhārat Kā Sarvochch Nyāyālaya भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय) is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also has the power of judicial review.
May 6, 2024 · Madras was renamed as Chennai in 1996 as part of a nationwide trend to use less Anglicized names. This change was an attempt to erase the final vestiges of British colonialism in the state of Tamil Nadu. The renaming of Madras to Chennai was seen as a way to reclaim the city’s cultural identity and reflect its Tamil heritage.
