What are the territories included in the state of Tamil Nadu?
The territories included in the state of Tamil Nadu are the territories which immediately before the commencement of the Constitution of India were either comprised in the Province of Madras or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province, and the territories specified in section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the Second Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. However, the territories exclude those specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953, as well as the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6, and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the territories specified in the First Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959.