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*Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College founded 1987<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vmkvec.ac.in/aboutus.asp|title=Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College about us}}</ref> | *Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College founded 1987<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vmkvec.ac.in/aboutus.asp|title=Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College about us}}</ref> | ||
*Thiagarajar Polytechnic College founded 1958<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tpt.edu.in/about-us/tpt-momentous.php|title=Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, History}}</ref> | *Thiagarajar Polytechnic College founded 1958<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tpt.edu.in/about-us/tpt-momentous.php|title=Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, History}}</ref> | ||
==Sister cities== | |||
Salem has one [[sister city]]: | |||
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Salem, Oregon]], USA | |||
As of 2014, there was talk of reviving the now-stagnant Sister City project launched in 1964 with Salem in Oregon, USA.<ref>{{cite news|author=Syed Muthahar Saqaf |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/sister-city-project-revived-in-salem/article6657099.ece |title=Sister City Project revived in Salem |newspaper=The Hindu |date=December 3, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> | |||
==Notable people== | |||
===Politics=== | |||
* [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]], Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] (Feb 2017 to May 2021). | |||
* [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]], served as the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration and the Minister for [[Agriculture]]. | |||
* [[P. Dhanapal]], Ex- [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] for the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. | |||
* [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]], served as the Minister of State for Law, Justice and Company Affairs in the [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] government from July 1991 to December 1993 and as the Union Minister for Power in the [[Vajpayee Government]] from 1998 to 2000. | |||
* [[K. Rajaram]], served as the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from 1980 to 1985. | |||
* [[T. V. Rajeswar]], [[Governor]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] (1983-1985), [[Sikkim]] (1985-1989), [[West Bengal]] (1989-1990), [[Uttar Pradesh]] (2004-2009). | |||
* [[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]], served as minister of state for Labour with independent charge in the Congress government led by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] for a brief period in 1991. | |||
* [[T. M. Selvaganapathy]], Minister of Local Administration in [[J.Jayalalitha]] Government between 1991 and 1996. | |||
* [[P. Subbarayan]], was the [[Chief Minister of Madras Presidency]], India's ambassador to Indonesia and Union Minister of Transport and Communications in [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s government. | |||
===Media=== | |||
* [[P. Varadarajulu Naidu]], the founder of [[The Indian Express]]. | |||
===Sports=== | |||
* [[Thangarasu Natarajan]], an Indian [[cricketer]]. | |||
* [[M. R. Srinivasaprasad]], [[cricketer]], represented Young India in [[Zimbabwe]] (1983/84). | |||
* [[Mariyappan Thangavelu]], an Indian Paralympic high jumper, India's first Paralympian gold medalist since 2004. | |||
* [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]], Indian Chess player, [[India]]'s 17th [[Woman Grandmaster]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2017/08/01015652/1040337/TN-Chief-Minister-honours-Chess-champion-Nandhidhaa.vpf|title= TN Chief Minister honours Chess champion Nandhidhaa|date=2017-08-01| website=www.dtnext.in |access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> Refer [[List of Indian chess players]]. | |||
===Arts, entertainment and television=== | |||
* [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]], film director | |||
* [[S. D. Sundharam]], Indian [[Tamils|Tamil]] playwright, dialogue writer and lyricist. | |||
* [[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam]], [[Tamils|Tamil]] film director | |||
* [[Arthur A. Wilson]], [[cinematographer]] | |||
* [[Taj Noor]], [[music director]] | |||
* [[Satish]], actor | |||
===Mathematics, Science and technology=== | |||
* [[A. R. Rao]], [[Indian mathematician]]. | |||
* [[Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman]], an [[Indian people|Indian]] botanist, agronomist and plant geneticist. | |||
==Salem Day== | |||
The Salem city was formed on 1 November 1866. Salem City Municipal Council celebrated its Centenary in 1966. Fittingly the Municipality was upgraded into a special grade Municipality on 1 April 1979. The Centurion Municipality was declared as the [[Salem City Municipal Corporation]] from 1 June 1994. The date of formation of Salem city is recognised as Salem day and it is celebrated by the people all over the city. Salem city celebrates its birthday every year on the 1st of November. | |||
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