Chennai: As many as 22 police personnel from Tamil Nadu were selected for President’s medal on the occasion of the Republic Day. Two officers - M. Karthikeyan, additional superintendent of police, PEW, Madurai and V Veerasamy, special sub-inspector of Police, Special Branch, Thanjavur have been awarded the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service.

Twenty officers have been awarded the Police Medal for meritorious service. They are Manickavel, assistant commissioner of police, Golden Rock (L&O), Trichy city, N Kumar, AC, Thiruvottriyur, Chennai, P Loganathan, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ALGSC, Chennai, C Bharathy, DSP, Security Branch CID, Chennai, P Kannan, DSP, Krishnagiri sub-division, V Ezhilarasu, DSP, CCIW CID, Villupuram, K N Sudharsan, inspector, Special Branch CID, headquarters, Chennai, J. Vijai Anand, Inspector TNUSRB, Egmore, Chennai, N. Premanandhan, Inspector, Podanur, Coimbatore city, R.Ragupathi, Inspector, DV&AC, Thoothukudi, M. Aruldhas, Inspector CBCID, MT, Chennai, M. Ravichandar, Inspector, Armed Reserve, Coimbatore city, R Devakumar, Inspector, Secretariat, Chennai, Raja, Sub-Inspector of Police, SBCID, Salem city, S.Rathinam, Special SI, DV&AC, Thanjavur, J Gopinathan, SSI, DV&AC., CSU-III, Chennai, G. Kalaivanan, SSI, Tirunelveli railway police station, N. Gangatharan, SSI, district crime branch, Thanjavur, S Rethinasamy, SSI, Patteeswaram PS, Thanjavur, E. Genganna, SSI, MOB, SCRB, Chennai.
Police officers are selected at all India level for this distinction and these medals are awarded twice a year on Republic Day and Independence Day.


These medals are given taking into account overall performance, achievement and reputation.