Why was Madras renamed Chennai?

Answer 1

Chennai, originally known as Chennapatnam. In honour of Damerla Chennappa Nayakudu, father of Venkatadri Nayakudu, who controlled the entire coastal country from Pulicat in the north to thePortuguese settlement of Santhome , the settlement which had grown up around Fort St. George was named after him as Chennapattanam.

After that british named it as madras to honour a person called madura

(local chennaite) who helped them.

After a long period of bearing the name of madras it was decided to change it back to chennai by the CM of TamilNadu.

Answer 2

In Tamil, the word 'nadu' means the "Country" in tamil language;

so Tamil Nadu means Country of people who talks the tamil language.

Tamil Country where tamil people and tamil language lives.

Answer 3

Madras was seen as a Portugese name.

Answer 4

in august 1996

Answer 5

Madras