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Office of Mayor of Madras created

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Office of Mayor of Madras created
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The post of Mayor of Madras was revived and M. A. Muthiah Chettiar became the first holder of the modern office.

Madras had a mayor and aldermen under the East India Company, but the office lapsed in the early nineteenth century. The post of mayor of the Madras Corporation was revived in 1933. M. A. Muthiah Chettiar took office as the first mayor on 8 March 1933. The office has continued, with the city now administered as the Greater Chennai Corporation.

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  1. 1913

    1. 1913Ripon BuildingGovernance

      Ripon Building becomes home of the Madras Corporation

      The Madras Municipal Corporation moved into the newly completed Ripon Building in 1913; Lord Minto had laid its foundation stone in 1909.

  2. 1931

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      First electric suburban trains in Madras

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  3. 1932

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      Raja of Bobbili becomes Premier

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  4. 1933

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      Death of Annie Besant at Adyar

      Annie Besant, Theosophical Society president and Home Rule leader, died at Adyar in Madras.

  5. 1939

    1. 1939ChennaiGovernance

      S. Satyamurti becomes Mayor of Madras

      Congress leader S. Satyamurti served as Mayor of Madras and pressed for the Poondi reservoir to improve the city's water supply.

  6. 1972

    1. 1972 to 1974ChennaiGovernance

      Madras Metropolitan Development Authority constituted

      A metropolitan development authority was set up to plan Madras city and its suburbs, becoming a statutory body in 1974.

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