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The Government of Tamil Nadu ( Tamil: Tamiḻnāṭu aracu; IPA: [t̪əmɪɻnɑːɖʉ əɾəsʉ]) is the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary. Under the Constitution of India, de jure executive ...
State Motto. Vāymaiyē Vellum. வாய்மையே வெல்லும். Truth Alone Triumphs. Vaaymaiyae Vellum is a quote taken from the Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas is the Sanskrit to Tamil language translation of Satyameva Jayate, the National Motto of the Republic of India. State Anthem.
Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language, one of the longest surviving classical languages and which serves as its official language.
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [ 1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
Government of Tamil Nadu. Adopted. 1949. Shield. Srivilliputhur Andal temple. Motto. Vāymaiyē vellum. ("Truth Alone Triumphs", from Mundaka Upanishad) The Emblem of Tamil Nadu ( ISO: Tamiḻnāṭṭiṉ ciṉṉam) is the official state emblem of Tamil Nadu and is used as the official state symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu .
The Tamil speaking regions of Kanyakumari which was earlier a part of Travancore-Cochin was merged to Madras state. [ 5] Madras state had 13 districts namely: Chingleput, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madras, Madurai, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Ramanathapuram, Salem, South Arcot, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Tamil Nadu, in south India. It has existed since 1 November 1986. [ 1] As of 2022, it comprises members from 234 constituencies, whom are democratically elected using the First-past-the-post system. The presiding officer of the Assembly is called the Speaker.
The Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers is the executive wing of the Government of Tamil Nadu and is headed by the State's Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The current state council of ministers were sworn in on 7 May 2021, following the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. [ 1]