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- Tamil Nadu will host the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in the third or fourth week of August at Mamallapuram, near Chennai, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairing the session.
- The meeting was originally planned for January 2025 but was postponed, and the last such meeting was held in Thiruvananthapuram in September 2022.
- The Southern Zonal Council is a statutory body under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, and Puducherry.
- The State government has nominated two ministers to the Council and appointed an Additional Chief Secretary as its second adviser ahead of the event.
What to watch next
- Confirmation of the exact meeting dates and agenda
- Outcomes of the discussions chaired by Amit Shah among the southern states
- Any political significance of the Chief Minister and ministers' participation
What changed2
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The Hindu — Tamil Nadu[1]
Tamil Nadu gears up to host 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in AugustThe Hindu — Tamil Nadu[2]
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay holds consultation on Mekedatu issue
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Named India · Aadhav Arjuna · Amit Shah · Andhra Pradesh · Cauvery Technical Cell · Chennai · C. Joseph Vijay · Government of Karnataka · Government of Tamil Nadu · Karnataka · Kerala · K. Manivasan · Mamallapuram
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