Veeran Sundaralingam

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

Fight against British

He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in their 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 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri. He belonged to the Kudumbanar community, which is a subsect of Devendra Kula Vellalar caste, an agricultural and warrior community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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