Tamil Nadu
State in southern India
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Tamil Nadu 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—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai.
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27 kg gold, 1,116 kg silver: Tamil Nadu government takes possession of Jayalalithaa’s seized assetsThe Tamil Nadu government has gained control of assets seized from former chief minister J Jayalalithaa as per court orders. Valuables included significant quantities of gold and silver jewellery,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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