Tamil Nadu Timeline

Dismissal

7 events, 1860 to 2003; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1860

    1. 1860Fort St. GeorgeGovernance

      Governor Charles Trevelyan recalled

      Madras Governor Sir Charles Trevelyan was recalled after his government publicly opposed James Wilson's new taxation proposals for India.

  2. 1939

    1. Oct 1939ChennaiPolitics

      Congress ministry resigns over the Second World War

      The Rajagopalachari ministry resigned in protest against the Viceroy declaring India at war without consultation, and Governor's rule followed.

  3. 1976

    1. 31 Jan 1976 to 30 Jun 1977ChennaiPolitics

      Karunanidhi government dismissed; President's rule imposed

      During the Emergency the Union government dismissed the DMK ministry and imposed President's rule in Tamil Nadu.

  4. 1980

    1. Feb 1980 to 9 Jun 1980ChennaiPolitics

      MGR government dismissed, President's rule imposed

      The Union government dismissed the AIADMK ministry and dissolved the Tamil Nadu assembly, imposing President's rule.

  5. 1988

    1. 7 Jan 1988 to Jan 1989ChennaiPolitics

      Janaki Ramachandran ministry and President's rule

      V. N. Janaki became Tamil Nadu's first woman Chief Minister, but her ministry was dismissed within weeks and President's rule followed.

  6. 1991

    1. 30 Jan 1991 to 24 Jun 1991ChennaiPolitics

      DMK government dismissed under Article 356

      The Chandra Shekhar government dismissed the Karunanidhi ministry, citing law and order concerns linked to LTTE activity, and imposed President's rule.

  7. 2003

    1. Jul 2003ChennaiGovernance

      Mass dismissal of striking government employees under TESMA

      The state dismissed between about 170,000 and 200,000 striking government employees and teachers under its Essential Services Maintenance Act.