--> By Vikraman Maniraj
Tamil Nadu has seen many Chief Ministers who served the state for a period. However, some leaders had a privilege of serving the state for a long period. Here is a list of five longest serving Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and former Madras State.
M Bakthavatsalam, who served as a Chief Minister of former Madras State, is the fifth longest serving Chief Minister with 1,251 days in a single term in office. Notably, he is the last Congress Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu.