Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Veerapandiya Kattabomman[1] was an 18th-century Palayakarrar and king of Panchalankurichi[2][3] in Tamil Nadu, India. He fought the British East India Company and was captured by the British with the help of the ruler of the kingdom of Pudukottai, Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman, and at the age of 39 he was hanged at Kayathar on 16 October 1799.[4]

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• Here is a saga of a brave Telugu chieftain Veerapandiya Kattabomman, one of the earliest freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu, who opposed British rule. He refused to pay taxes, fought against them, until he was hanged at the age of 39. He embraced death, but did not give in to the demands of the British.
  • Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan.