A Heritage Act was the joint request by the coordinators of the ­Madras Week on behalf of the people of Chennai on the day of the Madras Week press conference, ­August 19, 2011.

If passed, the Act will ­ensure that not just the heritage of Madras is protected, but that of the whole of the State as well.

No sooner the banner with a request to pass the Heritage Act was unfurled, more than 40 signatures filled the campaign sheets on the spot.