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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone<br />
| image = Maveeran_Alagumuthu_Kone.jpg<br />
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| caption = Alagumuthu Kone statue at Egmore<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = 11 July 1710<br />
| birth_place = Kattalankulam, India<br />
| death_date = 19 July 1759 (aged 49)<br />
| death_place = Nadukaatur, India<br />
| nationality = Tamil<br />
| other_names = <br />
| occupation = Chieftain, freedom fighter<br />
| years_active = <br />
| known_for = Resistance to the [[East India Company|British East India Company]]<br />
| notable_works = <br />
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'''Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone Yadav|url=https://www.whoispopulartoday.com/Maveeran-Alagumuthu-Kone-Yadav/tt|url-status=live|website=[[WHO IS POPULAR TODAY?]]}}</ref> (11 July 1710 &ndash; 19 July 1759), from Kattalankulam in [[Thoothukudi District]], was an early Chieftain and freedom fighter against the [[East India Company|British presence]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Born into a [[Konar (caste)|Konar]] Yadava caste, a goat herding community, he became a military leader in the town of [[Ettayapuram]], and was defeated in battle there against the British and [[Maruthanayagam]]'s forces. He was executed in 1759.<ref name=indiatimes/><br />
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In his memory, the government of Tamil Nadu conducts a [[Puja (Hinduism)|Pooja]] ceremony every year on 11 July. A documentary film based on his life was released in 2012.<ref name=thehindu/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/P-Chidambaram-releases-documentary-film-on-Alagumuthu-Kone/articleshow/17737324.cms|title=P Chidambaram releases documentary film on Alagumuthu Kone {{!}} Madurai News – Times of India|date=24 December 2012|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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As a tribute to Kone, the [[Government of India]] released a [[Postage Stamp]] featuring him on 26 December 2015.<ref name=thehindu/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tn-will-get-whatever-help-it-needs/article8033091.ece|title=Union Minister releases stamp to commemorate freedom fighter Veeran Alagumuthu Kone {{!}} Madurai News – The Hindu |date=27 December 2015|website=[[The Hindu]]|language=en|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name=thehindu>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tributes-paid-to-alagumuthu-kone/article7412824.ece|title=Tributes paid to Alagumuthu Kone|date=12 July 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=11 April 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
<ref name=indiatimes>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Section-144-to-be-imposed-in-Tuticorin-district-on-freedom-fighters-memorial-day/articleshow/48021060.cms|title=Section 144 to be imposed in Tuticorin district on freedom fighter's memorial day {{!}} Madurai News – Times of India|last=Sivarajah|first=Padmini|date=10 July 2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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