Tamil Nadu Timeline

Marakkanam

2 events, 2013 to 2020.

  1. 2013

    1. 25 Apr 2013Conflict

      Marakkanam caste violence

      At Marakkanam, PMK cadres heading to a Vanniyar youth festival clashed with Dalit villagers, setting off violence in the northern districts.

  2. 2020

    1. 25 Nov 2020Disaster

      Cyclone Nivar makes landfall near Marakkanam

      Cyclone Nivar crossed the north Tamil Nadu coast near Marakkanam, flooding parts of Chennai during the COVID-19 pandemic.