Tamil Nadu Timeline

Hunger Strike

5 events, 1952 to 2013.

  1. 1952

    1. 15 Dec 1952ChennaiProtest

      Potti Sriramulu dies fasting for Andhra State

      Potti Sriramulu died in Madras after a long fast demanding a separate Telugu-speaking state, prompting the creation of Andhra State.

  2. 1956

    1. 27 Jul 1956 to 13 Oct 1956VirudhunagarProtest

      Sankaralinganar fasts to death for renaming the state Tamil Nadu

      Gandhian Sankaralinganar began a fast in Virudhunagar demanding that Madras State be renamed Tamil Nadu and died after 76 days.

  3. 1993

    1. Jul 1993Marina BeachProtest

      Jayalalithaa fasts on the Marina over Cauvery water

      Seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka for the kuruvai crop, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa went on a fast of about 80 hours beside the MGR memorial.

  4. 2011

    1. Sep 2011 to 2014KudankulamProtest

      Protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant

      Fishing villages around Idinthakarai led a sustained movement against the Kudankulam nuclear plant, which nonetheless began operating in 2013 and 2014.

  5. 2013

    1. 11 Mar 2013 to Mar 2013Loyola College, ChennaiProtest

      Student protests over Sri Lankan Tamils

      Colleges were shut after students throughout Tamil Nadu protested over alleged war crimes against Sri Lankan Tamils.