People, Positions and Obituaries · 13 January 2026
T M Kaliannan honoured with renaming demand for Salem Railway Junction or airport
Exam-focused facts from the 13 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- T M Kaliannan served as a member of the Provisional Parliament of India, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and the legislative council.
- Namakkal MP VS Matheswaran stated he would raise in parliament the demand to rename Salem Railway Junction or the Salem airport after Kaliannan.
- Tamil Nadu Congress Committee spokesman Dr PV Senthil joined Matheswaran in paying floral tributes to Kaliannan’s portrait during the 105th birth anniversary observance.