Tamil Nadu government’s Anna Medal for Gallantry 2026 was posthumously awarded to Peter Johnson.
He died while saving two youngsters from drowning in Thamirabharani river last year.
Three men belonging to the Fire and Rescue Services department — fireman driver V. Sankar, fireman S. Rameshkumar and fireman P. Suresh — also received the Anna Medal for Gallantry.
They rescued three persons whose vehicle was caught in a flash flood in Dharmagiri.
M. Kalimula of Tiruppur district received the Kottai Ameer Award.
Farmer G. Veeramani received the Narayanasamy Naidu Paddy Productivity Award.
Inspector P. Natarajan, sub-inspectors M. Sathianandan, S. Manikandan, K. Natarajan, and constable V.P. Kannan received the Gandhi Adigal police medals.
Madurai city, Tiruppur city and Coimbatore district secured the top three positions in the Chief Minister’s Trophies for the best police stations in the State.