* 2001 – Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.

In Tamil Nadu State, it is called ம ு ள ை க ் க ீ ர ை and is regularly consumed as a favourite dish, where the greens are steamed, and mashed, with light seasoning of salt, red chillis and cumin.

** Tamil New Year, or Puthandu ( India's Tamil Nadu state, Sri Lanka )

The sport is related to ball badminton, which originated in Tamil Nadu, and is similar to Hanetsuki which originated in Japan.

Indian Hindu artisans from the period of the Chola empire in Tamil Nadu, used bronze to create intricate statues via the lost wax casting method with ornate detailing depicting the Gods of Hinduism mostly, but also the lifestyle of the period.

* Dravidar Kazhagam, a former political party in Tamil Nadu

* Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party in Tamil Nadu

* All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party in Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

* Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party in Tamil Nadu

* Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, a political party in Tamil Nadu

* All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party in Tamil Nadu

More recently, dacoit Veerappan of Tamil Nadu state evaded authorities for decades until he was shot dead in 2004.

He was active for a period of years in a broad swathe of land covering 6, 000 km² in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

In ancient India, around 920 AD, in Tamil Nadu, Palm leaves were used for village assembly elections.

In India, the spelling Xavier is almost always used, and the name is quite common among Christians, especially in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and more common in Goa.

Its king Chandrabhanu used it as a base to attack Sri Lanka in the 11th century, an event noted in a stone inscription in Nagapattinum in Tamil Nadu and in the Sri Lankan chronicles, Mahavamsa.

Later during the middle period, the Pandyan Empire emerged in Tamil Nadu, as well as the Chera Kingdom in parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

* Tamil Nadu

* 1924 – Karunanidhi, Indian Politician, 15th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bundelkhand and Madhya Pradesh have relatively large Jain populations.

Electricity supply to the city is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ( TNEB ).

Waste water management in the Trichy-Srirangam under ground drainage ( UGD ) areas are handled by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board ( TWAD ) and in other areas by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.

* Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

The temple is administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

On 22 March 2008, a report for the " Tamil Nadu Pollution Board " prepared by the Nagpur-based " National Environmental Engineering Research Institute " found that residents of the SIPCOT area of Cuddalore were at least 2000 times more likely than their counterparts to contract cancer in their lifetimes due to exposure to high levels of toxic gases from chemical industries in the region.

Besant Nagar was developed by Tamil Nadu Housing Board ( TNHB ) in late 1970s and early 1980s.

Besant Nagar is an excellent example of organized government town planning by Tamil Nadu Housing Board ( TNHB ).

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ( TNEB ) has set up an exclusive 110 kV sub-station.

Anna Nagar was developed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board in the early 1970s following the World Trade Fair in the area in 1968.

Ennore Port was originally conceived as a satellite port to the Chennai Port, primarily to handle thermal coal to meet the requirement of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ( TNEB ) and was endowed with large chunks of land ( about 2, 000 acres ).

Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, established in 1910, is under the purview of the Department of Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, India.

The Tamil Nadu State Board of School Examination evaluates students ' progress by conducting two board examinations-one at the end of class 10 and the other at the end of class 12.

Schools can choose to affiliate themselves to the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education or to other boards-the CBSE or the ICSE-that are authorized to conduct secondary ( class 10 ) and higher secondary ( class 12 ) final examinations and award certificates to successful candidate.

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association affiliated to the Board of control for cricket in India is the parent body or governing the game of Cricket in Tamil Nadu, and involved in the conduct of the game from the grass root level to the International level.

The first Board of Revenue was set up in Bengal in 1786, Tamil Nadu soon followed suit. In the course of time this organization came to be set up in most other provinces.

This temple is maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu through the Devaswom Board.

During 2003-04, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board proposed to increase the dams utility by installing 4 MW capacity hydro-electric power station, which is now operating.

Students in Primary and Secondary schools learning English as the language of instruction also learn a second language called their " Mother Tongue " by the Ministry of Education, where they are either taught Mandarin Chinese, Malay or Tamil.

* St. Ignatius ' Convent Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu

* St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu

The school provides Express and Normal Academic / Technical courses from Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 levels and does not offer Tamil language.

Lawrence is regarded in Tamil Nadu to be the Architect of Higher Secondary Education in Tamil Nadu.

* Alagappa Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

* Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School at his birth place, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Public School in Sector-9, National Association Blind School and Tamil Sangam in Sector-5, Ramjas School, R. K. Puram and Delhi Tamil Education Association Senior Secondary Schools