Is Kongu Nadu a state?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Kongu Nadu, also known by various names as Kongu Mandalam and Kongu belt, is a geographical region comprising present day parts of western Tamil Nadu, southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.

Does UTS have CM?

Administration. The Parliament of India can pass a law to amend the constitution and provide a Legislature with elected Members and a Chief Minister for a union territory, as it has done for Delhi and Puducherry. In general, the President of India appoints an administrator or lieutenant governor for each UT.

Is there a plan to divide Tamil Nadu?

“No one can divide Tamil Nadu or even dream of such a thing. Don’t worry,” DMK leader Kanimozhi told journalists, responding to a report in a Tamil daily, claiming that the Centre had such a plan.

Is the Kongu Nadu region being neglected?

The News Minute quoted GK Nagaraj, a BJP farm leader from the Kongu Nadu area as saying that the region was neglected, “despite the fact that it contributed 45 per cent to the state income”. However, he did add that the region “is very developed”. BJP leaders in the state have spoken in many voices over the issue.

What is the meaning of the Tamil word ‘Kongu Nadu’?

Kongu Nadu is neither a specific administrative or political unit within Tamil Nadu but a notional area lying in the western part of the state. According to reports, the name ‘Kongu’ is derived from the Kongu Vellala Gounders, who are an OBC community that is concentrated in these districts.

Should Tamil Nadu be separated from Telangana?

“Unlike Telangana, no one has asked for any separation within Tamil Nadu. The Telangana region was under-developed. The Kongu Nadu region is a well- developed one. Why would anyone split a well-developed region?” he asked. Within the BJP, however, there is division on the issue.