Hon'ble Chief Minister Jayalalithaa handed over the government order to Municipal Chairman V. Marudharaj.

Dindigul was mentioned in poet Palupatai sokkanathar's book Padmagiri Nadhar Thenral Vidu thudhu.

The ancient Tamil book, Silappathikaram records the city as the northern border of the Pandya kingdom whose capital was Madurai.

During the Delhi Sultanate's raids into southern India, Dindigul was not attacked, and later that century the city became part of the Vijayanagara Empire.

[5] In 1736 Chanda Sahib, the Nawab of Carnatic Sultanate and lieutenant of Mughal Empire seized power from Vangaru Nayak.

In 1798, the British army strengthened the hill fort with cannons and built sentinel rooms in every corner.

[5][7] Recently the city has been experiencing new growth and new companies are opening branches here like Chennai Silks, UnlimitED, Jos Allukas and Tanishq.

Bulk of the rainfall is received during the North East monsoon in the months of October, November and December.

Apart from flowers, Dindigul is famous for producing fruits like orange, pineapple, guava, vegetables like onions, and other non-food crops like tobacco, eucalyptus, and coffee.

[15] As per the religious census of 2011, Dindigul had 69.11% Hindus, 14.17% Muslims, 16.59% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.01% Jains and 0.1% following other religions.

Major employment in the city is provided by industrial estates, hand loom, trading and commerce activities.

As of 2001, there were approximately 60 tanneries, 165 lock manufacturing units and large number of cotton spinning mills.

Silk, muslin and blanket manufacturing is common in Dindigul and after Coimbatore, the city has the second largest textile spindling capacity in the State.

Dindigul is the center for wholesale trading of fruits like orange, pineapple, sapota and guava, and vegetables like onion.

In modern times, it has the largest trading center in the state for chewing tobacco and scented betel nuts.

[27][28] On 19 February 2014, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa declared that Dindigul Municipality has been upgraded to Corporation status with immediate effect.

[30] The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT).

[34] From the 1977 elections, All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the assembly seat two times (in 1984 and 1991 elections); Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) six times (1977, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011) and once by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK, 1996).

[48][25] Law and order in the town is maintained by the Dindigul sub division of the Tamil Nadu Police headed by a Deputy Superintendent.

[57] The houses of the people in this city are placed very close together due to which the society here is deeply integrated and collective.

The most interesting feature about the houses here is that they painted in bright yellow, orange and blue have much in common with the current colour palette that seems to have taken over the temple facades in the region.

National Highway 383 (India) NH383 is connecting Dindigul City to Karaikudi towards east direction for a distance of 108 km (67 mi).

[60][61] The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates daily services connecting various cities to Dindigul.

[61][62][63] The State Express Transport Corporation operates long-distance buses to Chennai, Bengaluru and Tirupati.

[61] Dindigul Junction railway station was established in 1875 when rail line for Trichy to Tuticorin was constructed.

Thirumalai Nayak redressed the Hill fort and he built the front hall of the Kalahastheeswaraswamy temple.

Arulmigu Abirami Amman temple is a holy place situated in Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, India.

[69][70] Sherumalai Mountain, which is the home for a very special variety of small but sweet bananas, is located in the vicinity.

First tied round the waist with pleats gathered in front and then brought over the right shoulder, covering their breasts.

Apart from sari, younger and unmarried women can also be seen wearing stitched salwars and Kurtas and skirts and blouses.