Rameswaram
5 events, 1983 to 2017; 1 marked as turning points.
1983
Black July and the arrival of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees
Anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka in July 1983 sent the first large wave of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to Tamil Nadu.
1997
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam awarded the Bharat Ratna
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Rameswaram-born scientist who headed India's missile programme, received the Bharat Ratna.
2007
Ram Setu affidavit controversy
A government affidavit telling the Supreme Court there was no historical proof that Adam's Bridge was built by Rama intensified opposition to the Sethusamudram canal.
2011
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.
2017
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam memorial opens at Rameswaram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the DRDO-built memorial to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at Peikarumbu, Rameswaram.
