Veeran Sundaralingam

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

Sundharalinga Kudumbanar
SuccessorBritish Rule
Died1799
FatherPandiyan Kattana Karuppanan
ReligionHinduism

Fight against British

He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in his fight against the British East India Company. According to youtube Documented to have killed aprox 30 British soldiers with sword when they were about to capture Kattaboman. 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.Third youtube view his "would-be" wife Vadivu as a shepherd and he hiding within the herd with a flame torch infiltrated the fire artillery fort, ignited the British artillery along with his "would-be" caused a Suicide attack.

Legacy

In the 90s, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation engaged a public transport line which was named after Veeran Sundaralingam. However, this led to a backlash among the Mukulathor communities. After this event, the Tamil Nadu government decided to remove all caste based names from government institution.[1] In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri.[2][3][4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. Karthikeyan, Divya (2 September 2016). "Whats name Tamil Nadus stormy past caste names street corners and institutions". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. "Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN". Rediff. 30 June 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி". Sify. 26 November 2007. p. 3.
  5. Smita Narula (1999). Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables". Human Rights Watch. p. 84. ISBN 9781564322289.
  6. "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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