Graphical list of chief ministerial tenures and important events of Tamil Nadu

The following is a graphical list of chief ministerial tenures and important events in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

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at:01/11/1939 text:"Congress resigns from provincial governments" fontsize:8 at:15/08/1947 text:"Indian independence (creation of Madras State)" fontsize:8 at:01/01/1952 text:"General election (universal suffrage)" fontsize:8 at:01/04/1953 text:"Andhra State carved out on linguistic lines" fontsize:8 at:01/01/1956 text:"States Reorganisation Act (Kerala and Mysore carved out)" fontsize:8 at:08/01/1968 text:"Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu" fontsize:8 at:31/01/1976 text:"President's Rule imposed on corruption charges" fontsize:8 at:31/01/1976 text:" against M. Karunanidhi's government" fontsize:8 at:31/01/1988 text:"President's Rule after Janaki Ramachandran" fontsize:8 at:31/01/1988 text:" fails to win vote of confidence" fontsize:8 at:21/09/2001 text:" (Supreme Court of India nullifies Jayalalitha's term)" fontsize:8 mark:(line,white)

from: 17/12/1920 till: 11/07/1921 color:justice $left text:"A. Subbarayalu" fontsize:10 from: 11/07/1921 till: 03/12/1926 color:justice $right text:"Panagal Raja" fontsize:10 from: 04/12/1926 till: 27/10/1930 color:noparty $left text:"P. Subbarayan" fontsize:10 from: 27/10/1930 till: 04/11/1932 color:justice $right text:"P. Munuswamy Naidu" fontsize:10 from: 05/11/1932 till: 04/04/1936 color:justice $left text:"Ramakrishna Ranga Rao" fontsize:10 from: 04/04/1936 till: 24/08/1936 color:justice $right text:"P. T. Rajan" fontsize:10 from: 24/08/1936 till: 01/04/1937 color:justice $left text:"Ramakrishna Ranga Rao" fontsize:10 from: 01/04/1937 till: 14/07/1937 color:justice $right text:"Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu" fontsize:10 from: 14/07/1937 till: 29/10/1939 color:congress $left text:"C. Rajagopalachari" fontsize:10 from: 30/04/1946 till: 23/03/1947 color:congress $left text:"Tanguturi Prakasam" fontsize:10 from: 23/03/1947 till: 06/04/1949 color:congress $left text:"O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar" fontsize:10 from: 06/04/1949 till: 09/04/1952 color:congress $left text:"P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja" fontsize:10 from: 10/04/1952 till: 13/04/1954 color:congress $left text:"C. Rajagopalachari" fontsize:10 from: 13/04/1954 till: 02/10/1963 color:congress $right text:"K. Kamaraj" fontsize:10 from: 02/10/1963 till: 06/03/1967 color:congress $left text:"M. Bakthavatsalam" fontsize:10 from: 06/03/1967 till: 03/02/1969 color:dmk $left text:"C. N. Annadurai" fontsize:10 from: 10/02/1969 till: 31/01/1976 color:dmk $left text:"M. Karunanidhi" fontsize:10 from: 30/06/1977 till: 24/12/1987 color:aiadmk $right text:"M. G. Ramachandran" fontsize:10 from: 07/01/1988 till: 30/01/1988 color:aiadmk $left text:"Janaki Ramachandran" fontsize:10 from: 27/01/1989 till: 30/01/1991 color:dmk $right text:"M. Karunanidhi" fontsize:10 from: 24/06/1991 till: 12/05/1996 color:aiadmk $left text:"J. Jayalalithaa" fontsize:10 from: 13/05/1996 till: 13/05/2001 color:dmk $right text:"M. Karunanidhi" fontsize:10 from: 14/05/2001 till: 21/09/2001 color:aiadmk $left text:"J. Jayalalithaa" fontsize:10 from: 21/09/2001 till: 01/03/2002 color:aiadmk $right text:"O. Panneerselvam" fontsize:10 from: 02/03/2002 till: 12/05/2006 color:aiadmk $left text:"J. Jayalalithaa" fontsize:10 from: 13/05/2006 till: end color:dmk $right text:"M. Karunanidhi" fontsize:10

References

* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/07/14/stories/05142523.htm The Hindu - Delhi's warning (President's rule in 1976)]

ee also

* Tamil Nadu
* List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
* History of Tamil Nadu