CM Edappadi Palaniswami announces new district in Tamil Nadu

According to reports, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami officially announced the installation of the 33rd district in Tamil Nadu. The 33rd district will be headquartered at Kallakurichi.

Reportedly, the district of Kallakurichi will be created by bifurcating Villupuram district, one of Tamil Nadu's largest districts. CM Palaniswami announced this today in the Assembly while thanking the Governor for his speech.

The CM also announced that a new IAS officer will be appointed as the Special Officer to carry out the administrative processes. The announcement was met with gratitude from Law Minister CV Shanmugam and a few MLAs from Villupuram district.