Tamil Nadu Timeline

Vaiko

6 events, 1994 to 2015.

  1. 1994

    1. 1994ChennaiPolitics

      Vaiko founds the MDMK after split from DMK

      Expelled from the DMK, Vaiko founded the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).

  2. 1998

    1. Feb 1998ChennaiPolitics

      AIADMK allies with the BJP; NDA wins 30 seats in Tamil Nadu

      Breaking its long alliance with the Congress, the AIADMK joined the BJP-led front, which won 30 of Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha seats.

  3. 2002

    1. 11 Jul 2002ChennaiLaw Justice

      Vaiko arrested under POTA

      MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act for a speech supporting the LTTE and spent over a year and a half in jail.

  4. 2011

    1. 12 Jan 2011RameswaramDiplomacy

      India protests Sri Lankan Navy attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen

      India formally protested to Sri Lanka over alleged Sri Lankan Navy attacks on Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait.

  5. 2014

    1. 26 May 2014Rashtrapati BhavanDiplomacy

      Tamil Nadu parties oppose Rajapaksa's invitation to Modi's swearing-in

      Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's attendance at Narendra Modi's swearing-in drew opposition from parties across Tamil Nadu.

  6. 2015

    1. 20 Feb 2015 to Mar 2018TheniEnvironment

      Green tribunal hears challenge to the Theni neutrino observatory

      Acting on a petition against the environmental clearance for the India-based Neutrino Observatory in Theni district, the National Green Tribunal issued notices.