Veeran Sundaralingam

Sundaralinga Kudumbanar (died 1799), also known as "Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar, was an 18th-century CE general from Tamil Nadu, India[1].

Sundaralinga Kudumbanar
SuccessorBritish Rule
Died1799
FatherPandiyan Kattana Karuppanan Kudumbanar
ReligionHinduism

Fight against British

He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in their fight against the British East India Company.[2] .According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First Polygar War.[3] Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother Oomaithurai.[4][5]

Legacy

In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri.[6][7][8][9][10] He belonged to the Devendrakula Velalar, an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[11]

See also

References
  1. Viswanathan, S. (2006). வீரன் சுந்தரலிங்கம் [Veeran Sundaralingam] (in Tamil). KS Radhakrishnan. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Warm reception for tableau of freedom fighters". The Hindu. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. "Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. "Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN". Rediff. 30 June 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. "Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. "பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி". Sify. 26 November 2007. p. 3.
  9. Smita Narula (1999). Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables". Human Rights Watch. p. 84. ISBN 9781564322289.
  10. "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. "Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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