Name Veeran Sundaralingam | Died 1799 | |
Veeran Sundaralingam History
Sundaralinga Kudumbanar (died 1799), also known as "Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar, was an 18th-century CE general from Tamil Nadu, India.
Contents
- Veeran Sundaralingam History
- Dr k krishnasamy thiyagi immanuel sekaranar veeran sundaralingam devendra kula vellalar wmv
- Personal life
- Fight against british
- Legacy
- References
Dr k krishnasamy thiyagi immanuel sekaranar veeran sundaralingam devendra kula vellalar wmv
Personal life
He was born in Governagiri village in Tuticorin district.
Fight against british
He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in his fight against the British East India Company. According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First Polygar War. Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother Oomaithurai.
Legacy
In recent years Maaveeran Sundaralinga Kudumbanar has been claimed as cultural icon of Devendra Kula Vellalar who are moslty living 19 districts of south Tamil Nadu. In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri.
