Andipatti or Aundipatty is a municipal body in Theni district in Madurai Region of

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state in southern

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. It is on the bank of Vaigai River with rich flora and fauna species. It is a valley surrounded by mountains and there is a theory saying Western Ghats starts from this place. Agriculture is the main economic activity of the town with handloom and textile mills spread across the city limits. Nearby places include

Theni Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located in a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, c ...

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration i ...

, Cumbum, Nadukkottai and Gudalur. The town is known all over the state and country as having been the constituency of the two chief ministers:

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and

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. The

Vaigai Dam The Vaigai Dam is built across the Vaigai River near Andipatti, in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of ...

, a major reservoir in Tamil Nadu, is 7 km away from Andipatti, Theni district, Madurai Region.

History

Welcome Address presented to Gandhi by the Andipatti villagers

On 9 February 1934,

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visited Andipatti, arriving by train at 5:30 PM from

. At the Andipatti Railway Station, the villagers of Andipatti received him, along with a large crowd from the neighbouring villages like Muthukrishnapuram, S.S.Puram, Lakshmipuram, Jakkampatti. A wooden table was placed on the platform of the Andipatti Station and Gandhi used it as a

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to address the gathering; a Welcome Address in

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printed on ''

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'' cloth and wooden-framed was read out by Mr. P.C. Rajan and handed over to Gandhi, who was delighted to see it printed on his favourite ''khadi'' cloth. He wished to carry it with him on his tour, but realised that he could not carry it all through his journey. Hence with the permission of the villagers, he decided to auction the memento and use the fund for welfare scheme. P.C. Rajan was the successful bidder and he collected the souvenir from the hands of Gandhi. The piece was later on donated by Mr. Rajan to the authorities of the Gandhi Museum in Madurai in the 1960s.

Politics

Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency) Andipatti is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Andipatti Andipatti or Aundipatty is a municipal body in Theni district in Madurai Region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is on th ...

is a part of

Theni (Lok Sabha constituency) Theni Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, தேனி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly Segments Theni Lok Sabha constituency ...

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Education

Bharath Niketan College of Engineering Bharath Niketan College of Engineering is a College of Engineering that is located in Thimmarasanayakanoor, Andipatti Andipatti or Aundipatty is a municipal body in Theni district in Madurai Region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. I ...

, in Thimmarasanayakanoor

References

{{Theni district Cities and towns in Theni district