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Tamil Nadu

State in southern India

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Tamil Nadu is a state in southern India with Chennai as its capital and largest city. It was formed on 1 November 1956. Tamil is the official language, and English is an additional official language.

The state covers 130,058 square kilometres, the tenth largest in India, and had 72,147,030 residents at the 2011 census, of whom 48.4 per cent lived in towns and cities. It has 38 districts and a 234 seat unicameral Legislative Assembly, and it sends 39 members to the Lok Sabha and 18 to the Rajya Sabha.

Its gross state domestic product for 2024 to 2025 was 31,159.98 billion rupees, about 330 billion US dollars, the second largest among Indian states, and manufacturing accounts for nearly one third of it. Literacy was 85.5 per cent in 2024, and the Human Development Index was 0.787 in 2025, ranked 15th. The highest point is Doddabetta at 2,637 metres.

Sources: Wikipedia, Tamil Nadu, citing the Census of India 2011.

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11 November 2026 Madras High Court flags 2,423 pending corruption cases in Tamil Nadu, asks state to weigh more special courts Eight Tamil Nadu districts have exclusive special courts, while sessions courts in the remaining 30 handle such cases alongside regular work. 6

Latest in 3 lines On 10 November 2026 the Madras High Court asked the Tamil Nadu government to examine setting up more special courts for corruption cases, after noting 2,423 pending cases in the state. Eight Tamil Nadu districts have exclusive special courts under the Prevention of Corruption Act, while sessions courts in the other 30 handle such cases alongside regular work. The court said the state must provide infrastructure and staff, and that the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption must make prosecuting personnel available for these trials. AI summary · refreshed 10 November 2026, 10:07 pm IST

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