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dated June 16, 1957: Holiday on August 16

The Madras Government have declared August 16 as a public holiday throughout the State in addition to August 15, which has already been declared a pubic holiday, to mark the completion of 10 years of independence and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of India's first struggle for freedom.

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