Tamil NaduThursday, 25 June 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu names Tambaram road after Ashoka Chakra awardee Major Mukund Varadarajan
Tamil Nadu ordered naming a Tambaram road after Major Mukund Varadarajan, who was martyred in Jammu and Kashmir in April 2014 and awarded the Ashoka Chakra in August 2014.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In June 2026, the Tamil Nadu government ordered that a road in Tambaram, connecting Tambaram railway station and Velachery, be named after Major Mukund Varadarajan, the Ashoka Chakra awardee who was martyred in April 2014.
Key specifics
- The road lies within the Tambaram Municipal Corporation limits.
- Major Mukund Varadarajan hailed from Ananthapuram and studied at Madras Christian College.
- He served on deputation to the 4th Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu and Kashmir.
- He was martyred during a counter-terrorism operation in April 2014.
- He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra in August 2014.
Exam lens
TNPSC history-cum-current affairs question, road naming, Tambaram Municipal Corporation, Rashtriya Rifles, Ashoka Chakra, April 2014 and August 2014 are the key recall points.