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Manonmaniam Sundaranar University founded at Tirunelveli
A state university for the southern districts, named after the Tamil scholar Manonmaniam Sundaranar, was established at Tirunelveli.
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University was established on 7 September 1990 at Tirunelveli. It was named after P. Sundaram Pillai (Manonmaniam Sundaranar), the 19th-century scholar who wrote the poem that became Tamil Nadu's state song. The university became the affiliating university for colleges in the southern districts of the state.
