Tamil Nadu Timeline

Inquiry

14 events, 1854 to 2025; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1854

    1. Sep 1854 to 1855ChennaiLaw Justice

      Madras Torture Commission appointed

      A commission was appointed to investigate the torture of ryots by revenue officials in the Madras Presidency.

  2. 1969

    1. Sep 1969 to 1971ChennaiGovernance

      Rajamannar Committee on Centre-State relations

      The DMK government appointed a committee under P. V. Rajamannar to study state autonomy and Centre-State relations.

  3. 1976

    1. 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.

  4. 1995

    1. 31 Aug 1995KodiyankulamConflict

      Kodiyankulam police raid

      About 600 policemen raided the Dalit village of Kodiyankulam in Thoothukudi district, destroying property amid caste clashes in southern Tamil Nadu.

  5. 1997

    1. Aug 1997New DelhiLaw Justice

      Jain Commission interim report on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination

      Criticism of the DMK over the LTTE in the Jain Commission's interim report prompted Congress to demand the party's exit, bringing down the Gujral government.

  6. 2004

    1. 16 Jul 2004KumbakonamDisaster

      Kumbakonam school fire

      A fire at a school in Kumbakonam killed 94 children after a thatched roof caught fire, leading to new school safety rules.

  7. 2009

    1. 19 Feb 2009Madras High CourtLaw Justice

      Police and lawyers clash in the Madras High Court

      A police action against lawyers on the Madras High Court campus led to an inquiry by former Supreme Court judge B. N. Srikrishna.

  8. 2011

    1. 11 Sep 2011ParamakudiConflict

      Paramakudi police firing

      Police opened fire on Dalits protesting at Paramakudi on the Immanuel Sekaran memorial day, and the death toll rose to seven.

  9. 2016

    1. 5 Dec 2016ChennaiPolitics

      Death of J. Jayalalithaa

      Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa died at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, after a 75-day hospitalisation; O. Panneerselvam was sworn in the same night.

  10. 2017

    1. 24 Apr 2017Nilgiris districtLaw Justice

      Kodanad estate robbery and murder

      A watchman was killed during a break-in at the Kodanad tea estate in the Nilgiris, a retreat used by J. Jayalalithaa.

  11. 2022

    1. 26 Dec 2022PudukkottaiLaw Justice

      Vengaivayal drinking water tank contamination

      Human faeces were found in an overhead water tank serving Dalit families in Vengaivayal village of Pudukkottai district.

  12. 2024

    1. 19 Jun 2024KallakurichiDisaster

      Kallakurichi illicit liquor deaths

      Methanol-laced illicit liquor killed more than 60 people in Kallakurichi district.

  13. 2025

    1. 28 Jun 2025Sivaganga districtLaw Justice

      Custodial death of temple guard Ajith Kumar

      Temple watchman Ajith Kumar died after being held by police in Sivaganga district over a theft complaint; the case went to the CBI.

    2. 27 Sep 2025KarurDisaster

      Karur crowd crush at TVK rally

      A crowd crush at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam campaign rally addressed by Vijay in Karur killed 41 people.