Tamil Nadu Timeline

Emergency

5 events, 1975 to 1977; 2 marked as turning points.

  1. 1975

    1. 25 Jun 1975 to 21 Mar 1977New DelhiPolitics

      National Emergency declared

      Indira Gandhi's government declared a national Emergency; the DMK government in Tamil Nadu opposed it.

  2. 1976

    1. 1976Madras Central PrisonConflict

      DMK workers jailed under MISA during the Emergency

      After the DMK government's dismissal, many party workers including M. K. Stalin were jailed in Madras Central Prison under MISA.

    2. 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.

    3. Feb 1976ChennaiLaw Justice

      Sarkaria Commission of Inquiry into the DMK government

      A one-man commission under Justice R. S. Sarkaria was appointed to inquire into corruption charges against the dismissed DMK government.

  3. 1977

    1. Mar 1977ChennaiPolitics

      Congress-AIADMK alliance wins 34 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

      In the post-Emergency Lok Sabha election, the Congress-AIADMK-CPI alliance won 34 of Tamil Nadu's 39 seats even as the Janata Party took power nationally.