Veeran Sundaralingam

Veeran Sundaralingam
Born	unknown
Died	1799

Sundaralinga Kudumbanar (died 1799), also known as "Veeran" Sundaralingam (Tamil: வீரன் சுந்தரலிங்கம்), was an 18th century CE general from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born in Gavarnagiri village in Tuticorin district. He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in his fight against the British East India Company. He belonged to the Pallar (Devendra Kula Vellalar) community. 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. In recent years he has been claimed by the Pallar caste based political party Puthiya Tamizhagam as their cultural icon. In 1997, when the Government of Tamil Nadu tried to rename a division of the state owned bus transport corporation based in southern Tamil Nadu, caste clashes broke out because of the objection of Mukkulathors. This led to the government dropping the names of all leaders and personalities from the names of districts and state owned companies of Tamil Nadu. In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Gavarnagiri.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

See also

• Veerapandiya Kattabomman
• Maruthu Pandiyar
• Dheeran Chinnamalai

References

1. ^ "Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN". Rediff. 30 June 1997. http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010". Government of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/budget/budsp_2010_11_3.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
3. ^ "பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி". Sify. 26 November 2007. http://sify.com/cities/mumbai/fullstory.php?id=14566452&page=3. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
4. ^ Smita Narula (1999). Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables".. Human Rights Watch. pp. 84. ISBN 9781564322289. http://books.google.com/books?id=Kd28Ay09adgC&pg=PA84. 
5. ^ "Policy note on Information and Publicity". Government of Tamil Nadu. http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/information_publicity.pdf. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 

External links

• Article on Veeran Sundaralingam in Tamilaga Arasiyal Magazine 1
• Article on Veeran Sundaralingam in Tamilaga Arasiyal Magazine 2

Persondata
Name	Sundaralingam, Veeran
Alternative names
Short description	18th century general from Tamil Nadu, India
Date of birth
Place of birth	Gavarnagiri village, Tuticorin district, India
Date of death	1799
Place of death