भारत सरकारGOVERNMENT OF INDIA
संस्कृति मंत्रालयMINISTRY OF CULTURE
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
November 21, 2022 to November 21, 2023
Maaveeran Sundaralingam was born on 16 April 1771 to Kaladi and Mutharuli in Governagiri Village near Panchalankurichi, Tuticorin district. He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in their fight against the British East India Company. According to historical accounts, he was killed in 1799 while fighting for Kattabomman during the First Poligar (Palayakarar) War. Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1). He died in 1799.