Post-independence Honours
Posthumously, Chidambaram is known by the titles "Kappal’ottiya Thamizlan" ("the Tamizlan who drove the ship") and "Chekkiluththa Chemmal" ("a great man who pulled the oil press in jail for the sake of his people").
The Indian Posts & Telegraphs department of India issued a special postage stamp on 5 September 1972, on the occasion of his birth centenary.
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