Tamil Nadu Govt Change Names of 1018 Places to Tamil!

The government of Tamil Nadu has changed the names of various places, in order to ensure that their English pronunciations and spellings match the Tamil pronunciations.

This was notified as a recommendation of an experts committee. Almost 1,018 places’ names have been altered. Collectors are expected to take the necessary steps for changing the names of the places as per the prescribed alteration, with the help of local bodies concerned.

Some of the changed names are:

Coimbatore – Koyampuththoor

Vellore - Veeloor

Tondiyarpet – Thandayiyaarpettai

Purasawalkam – Purasaivaakkam

VOC Nagar - Va.OO.Si. Nagar

Chintadripet - Chintadaripettai

Vepery - Vepperi

Perambur – Peramboor

Mylapore - Mayilaappoor

Kodungaiyur - Kodungaiyoor

Peravallur - Peravalloor

Siruvallur - Siruvalloor

Konnur - Konnoor

Koyembedu - Koyambedu

Egmore – Ezhumboor

Saidapet – Saithaappettai

Poonamallee - Poovirunthavalli

Triplicane - Thiruvallikkeni

Thiruvanmiyur - Thiruvanmiyoor

Mambalam - Maambalam

Ekkattuthangal - Eekkattuththaangal

Thiyagaraya Nagar - Thiyaagaraaya Nagar

Pallikaranai – Pallikkaranai

Guindy Park - Gindi Poongaa

Okkiam Thorappakkam - Okkiyam Thuraipakkam

Sholinganallur - Solinganalloor

Uthandi - Uththandi

Mugalivakkam - Mugalivaakkam

Manappakkam – Manappaakkam

Meenambakkam - Meenambaakkam

Alandur – Aalandhoor

Nanganallur - Nangainallur

Porur - Poroor

Adambakkam - Aadhambaakkam

Thiruvottriyur – Thiruvotriyoor

Ambattur - Ambaththoor

Dharmapuri - Tharumapuri

Madavaram - Maathavaram

Dharapuram - Tharaapuram

Gudalur - Koodaloor

Puducherry - Puthucherry

Talaivasal - Thalaivasal

Kandalur - Kaanthaloor

Manaparai - Manapparai

Chattrappatti - Chatthirappatti

Pudur - Puthoor

Uthamapalayam - Uthamapaalayam

Pernambut - Peranaampattu

Vatalagundu - Vaththalakundu

Thiruvarur - Thiruvaroor

Muthupet - Muthuppettai

Tiruthuraipundi - Thirutthurai Poondi

Kudavasal - Kudavaasal

Orathanadu – Oratthanaadu

Madhurai – Mathurai

Complete list:

http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/gazette/2020/14_II_1.pdf

The changed names were issued on April 1. However, the government released it for public view only on Wednesday.