Chennai Central Railway Station renamed after MGR

Chennai Central Railway Station has been renamed as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M G Ramachandran Central Railway Station.

The Ministry of Railways issued notification on Sunday renaming the station.

The Tamil Nadu authorities had earlier issued gazette notification of renaming the station.

The AIDMK-led Tamil Nadu authorities had requested the Centre to rename the railway station.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout his go to to Tamil Nadu final month introduced that the railway station could be renamed after the previous chief minister of Tamil Nadu.