Pudukkottai
5 events, 1800 to 2022.
1800
Pudukkottai comes under Company protection
Through a subsidiary alliance, the Tondaiman state of Pudukkottai came under the protection of the East India Company.
1948
Pudukkottai princely state merges with the Indian Union
Pudukkottai, the princely state of the Thondaimans, joined India and was made a division of Tiruchirappalli district.
1974
Pudukkottai was made a separate district, combining the former princely state with Aranthangi taluk of Thanjavur district.
2006
Santhi Soundarajan stripped of her Asian Games silver
The Pudukkottai athlete won silver in the 800 m at the Doha Asian Games but lost the medal after a sex verification test.
2022
Vengaivayal drinking water tank contamination
Human faeces were found in an overhead water tank serving Dalit families in Vengaivayal village of Pudukkottai district.