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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Indian state flag of Tamil Nadu (proposed).png|thumb|A Revised version with Tamil traditional colours.]]<br /> <br /> At present there is no official flag for the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in India. A flag was proposed for the state in 1970 but was not formally adopted at that time. <br /> <br /> ==1970 flag proposal==<br /> [[File:Flag of Tamil Nadu (proposed).svg|thumb|Proposed flag of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[File:..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png|thumb|Tamil Nadu state banner]]<br /> The [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] proposed a design for a state flag in 1970. The proposed design was grey with the flag of India in the canton and the [[Emblem of Tamil Nadu]] in the fly. It was proposed by newly elected [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party. At the time the proposal was opposed by the Chief Ministers of several other states and it was not officially adopted.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/25/when-tamil-nadu-proposed-a-state-flag-nearly-five-decades-ago-1633170--1.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523100006/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/25/when-tamil-nadu-proposed-a-state-flag-nearly-five-decades-ago-1633170--1.html |archive-date=23 May 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Government banner==<br /> The [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] can be represented by an image of the [[Emblem of Tamil Nadu|emblem]] of the state placed onto a white background.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html States of India since 1947]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html&lt;/ref&gt; The emblem consists of the [[National Emblem of India]] flanked on either side by an [[Flag of India|Indian flag]]. Behind the national emblem, is the image of a &#039;&#039;[[Gopuram]]&#039;&#039; tower based on the West Tower of [[Srivilliputhur Andal temple|Srivilliputhur Andal Temple]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of Tamil Nadu state symbols]]<br /> *[[Emblem of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> *[[Tamil Thai Valthu]]<br /> *[[Tamil flags]]<br /> *[[Flag of India|National flag of India]]<br /> *[[List of Indian state flags]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Flags of India| ]]</div>

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