The Chief Minister’s Police Medals have been announced for outstanding work in eradicating the production of drugs and illicit trafficking in the State since 2023. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will award the medals to the winners on Independence Day.Vivekananda Shukla, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District; G. Chandeesh, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District; S.Lakshmanan, Additional Superintendent of Police, NIB-CID, Chennai; V. Manoj Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anti–Narcotic Intelligence Unit, Intelligence Section, Greater Chennai Police; M. Kannan, Inspector of Police, Central Intelligence Unit, Trichy Zone; P. Kamaraj, Inspector of Police, Central Intelligence unit, Coimbatore Zone and M. Arun, Sub–Inspector of Police, Kurangani Police Station, Theni District will be given the awards.The awardees also include K. Rajkumar, Head Constable -1868, Kumuly Police Station, Theni District, G.Karthikeyan, Head Constable -348, Vettaikaraniruppu Police Station, Nagapattinam District, A. Guthbudeen, Head Constable -1288, Kottaipattinam Police Station, Pudukottai District, G.Ramar Special Sub-Inspector of Police -973, Nallur Police Station, Tiruppur City, M. Iyyappan, Head Constable -2244, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Tirunelveli District, N. Prem Kumar, Head Constable -46983, R3-Ashok Nagar, Law & Order Police Station, South Zone, Greater Chennai Police, U.P. Senthilkumar, Special Sub-Inspector of Police -1138, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Karur District, C. Ramakrishnan, Head Constable -2120, NIB-CID, Theni Unit. Published - June 26, 2026 06:36 pm IST