Tamil Nadu’s demand for a separate flag is over 50 years old
It was Karunanidhi who raised the issue with the Centre in 1970 and subsequently the Centre rejected Tamil Nadu’s request to have a separate flag
Then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi along with his wife Dayalu Ammal inaugurating the flower show at Kodaikanal on May 21, 1990.
Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna’s recent call for a separate flag for Tamil Nadu is nothing new to the State. Former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had made a similar demand in 1970. Mr. Arjuna made his suggestion on November 1, 2026 when the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led government celebrated it as Tamil Nadu Day.
Fifty-six years ago, when Karunanidhi made an attempt, he and his party - the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) - were considered important by the then Congress regime, led by Indira Gandhi, at the Centre.
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