Veeran Sundaralingam

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Sundaralinga Kudumbanar
SuccessorBritish Rule
Died1799
FatherPandiyan Kattana Karuppanan Kudumbanar
ReligionHinduism

Sundaralinga Kudumbanar (died 1799), also known as "Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar, was an 18th-century CE general from Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2]

Fight against British[edit]

He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in their fight against the British East India Company.[3] .According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First Polygar War.[4] Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother Oomaithurai.[5][6]

Legacy[edit]

In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri.[7][8][9][10][11] He belonged to the Devendrakula Velalar, an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Viswanathan, S. (2006). வீரன் சுந்தரலிங்கம் [Veeran Sundaralingam] (in Tamil). KS Radhakrishnan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Remembering Maaveeran Sundaralingam". Azadika Amrit Mahastoav. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Warm reception for tableau of freedom fighters". The Hindu. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN". Rediff. 30 June 1997. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. ^ "பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி". Sify. 26 November 2007. p. 3.
  10. ^ Smita Narula (1999). Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables". Human Rights Watch. p. 84. ISBN 9781564322289.
  11. ^ "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.