Tamil Nadu legislature turns 100

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the Tamil Nadu legislature tomorrow. The occasion is significant for more than one reason. The House has passed several epoch-making legislation, beginning with voting rights for women in 1921

The Assembly chambers at Fort St. George, the 17th-century vestige of the colonial era and Tamil Nadu’s seat of power, will witness a historic event on Monday (August 2) when President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the centenary celebrations of the State legislature. 5-11-1932 to 4-4-1936  14-07-1937 to 29-10-1939  DMK  3-02-1969 to 9-02-1969  10-02-1969 to 5-01-1971*  30-06-1977 to 17-02-1980   24-06-1991 to 12-05-1996  21-09-2001 to 1-03-2002 Mr. Kovind will also unveil the portrait of five-time Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who led the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for nearly half a century, in the presence of Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, son of the former Chief Minister. This is the first time in four decades that a portrait of an eminent figure of the State is getting unveiled by the President. In August 1977, then President N. Sanjeeva Reddi had unveiled the portrait of former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj. 24-08-1936 to 1-04-1937  10-04-1952 to 13-04-1954  AIADMK  24-12-1987 to 06-01-1988 15-03-1971 to 31-01-1976  9-06-1980 to 15-11-1984* 14-05-2001 to 21-09-2001  29-09-2014 to 22-05-2015  27-01-1989 to 30-01-1991  10-02-1985 to 24-12-1987  2-03-2002 to 12-05-2006  6-12-2016 to 15-02-2017