 | OPS slams government decision to celebrate Tamil Nadu day on July 18; calls it peak political vendettaCM MK Stalin had on Saturday said the state's Formation Day will henceforth be celebrated on July 18, in line with the rechristening of its name to the present one on that day and not on November 1. |
 | July 18 will be celebrated as Tamil Nadu Day, announces Stalin; AIADMK opposes decisionReacting sharply, AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan said, "Just because former CM Edappadi K Palaniswami has declared November 1 as Tamil Nadu Day, now you are twisting history for your convenience." |
 | Calls growing to celebrate Tamil Nadu Day on July 18 instead of November 1November 1, 1956, was when the State was created on a linguistic basis, and July 18, 1967, was when former chief minister Annadurai christened the State as Tamil Nadu. |
