It’s not Coimbatore, it’s ‘Koyampuththoor’, TN Govt Changes the names of 1,018 places

It’s not Coimbatore, it’s ‘Koyampuththoor’ , TN Govt Changes names of 1,018 places

Tamil Nadu government has changed the names of 1,018 places throughout the state to match their Tamil pronunciation. An order to that effect was issued on 1 April but was made public only on Wednesday.

It should be noted that the announcement was made in 2018 by the Minister for Tamil Culture and Development, Mafoi K Pandiyarajan.

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In a 37-page notification, the State Government added a complete list of 1,018 names of the locations, as stated in Tamil, the current English name corresponding to it, and the proposed change. Most of the places have been given a new spelling.

So, Coimbatore, an important industrial city in the south of the state, will be called Koyamputthoor. Similarly, Ambattur, known for accommodation a large industrial estate, was called Ambaththoor.

Source: SA Post

Some examples of the changes are:

Tondiyarpet – Thandaiyaarpettai
Purasawalkam – Purasaivaakkam
Vepery – Vepperi
Perambur – Peramboor
VOC Nagar – Va.OO.Si. Nagar
Kodungaiyur – Kodungaiyoor
Peravallur – Peravalloor
Siruvallur – Siruvalloor
Konnur – Konnoor
Koyembedu – Koyambedu
Egmore – Ezhumboor
Chintadripet – Chintadaripettai
Triplicane – Thiruvallikkeni
Mylapore – Mayilaappoor
Thiruvanmiyur – Thiruvanmiyoor
Mambalam – Maambalam
Saidapet – Saithaappettai
Ekkattuthangal – Eekkattuththaangal
Guindy Park – Gindi Poongaa
Thiyagaraya Nagar – Thiyaagaraaya Nagar
Pallikaranai – Pallikkaranai
Okkiam Thorappakkam – Okkiyam Thuraipakkam
Sholinganallur – Solinganalloor
Uthandi – Uththandi
Mugalivakkam – Mugalivaakkam
Manappakkam – Manappaakkam
Alandur – Aalandhoor
Meenambakkam – Meenambaakkam
Porur – Poroor
Nanganallur – Nangainallur
Adambakkam – Aadhambaakkam
Ambattur – Ambaththoor
Thiruvottriyur – Thiruvotriyoor
Dharmapuri – Tharumapuri
Madavaram – Maathavaram
Dharapuram – Tharaapuram
Coimbatore – Koyampuththoor
Gudalur – Koodaloor
Puducherry – Puthucherry (A place in TN)
Varagur – Varagoor
Talaivasal – Thalaivasal
Kandalur – Kaanthaloor
Thiruverambur – Thiruverumboor
Tuvagudi – Thuvakkudi
Manaparai – Manapparai
Chattrappatti – Chatthirappatti
Pudur – Puthoor
Uthamapalayam – Uthamapaalayam
Vellore – Veeloor
Pernambut – Peranaampattu
Vatalagundu – Vaththalakundu
Thiruvarur – Thiruvaroor
Muthupet – Muthuppettai
Tiruthuraipundi – Thirutthurai Poondi
Kudavasal – Kudavaasal
Nidamangalam – Needaamangalam
Orathanadu – Oratthanaadu
Kattur – Kaattoor

Although people welcomed the change, they were questioning the timing of the announcement. Many criticized the government for prioritizing the change of names during the pandemic. Many also said that while they were welcome to revert to Tamil names, their complicated English spellings didn’t help.

Twitterati’s has come up with memes and comments over the situation.