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	\|name = ~~Sundharalinga~~ Kudumbanar		\|name = Sundaralinga Kudumbanar
	\|father = Pandiyan Kattana Karuppanan		\|father = Pandiyan Kattana Karuppanan Kudumbanar
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	\|caption = ~~Sundharalinga~~ Kudumbanar Statue in Governagiri village in Ottapidaram		\|caption = Sundaralinga Kudumbanar Statue in Governagiri village in Ottapidaram
	\|religion = [[Hinduism]]		\|religion = [[Hinduism]]
	\|successor = [[British Rule]]		\|successor = [[British Rule]]
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	'''Sundaralinga Kudumbanar''' (died 1799), also known as '''"Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar''', was an 18th-century CE general from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].		'''Sundaralinga Kudumbanar''' (died 1799), also known as '''"Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar''', was an 18th-century CE general from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=வீரன் சுந்தரலிங்கம்\|language=ta\|trans-title=Veeran Sundaralingam\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_NEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&pg=PT25\|last=Viswanathan\|first=S.\|publisher=KS Radhakrishnan\|year=2006\|isbn=\|access-date=2023-04-02\|archive-date=2 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402052603/https://books.google.com/books?id=W_NEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&pg=PT25\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Remembering Maaveeran Sundaralingam\|url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?8611\|work=Azadika Amrit Mahastoav\|access-date=2023-07-13\|archive-date=14 July 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714163137/https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?8611\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Fight against British==		==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,~~{{citation needed\|date=April 2021}}~~ 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]].{{~~citation needed~~\|date=September 2020}}		He was a general of the [[Poligar]] [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]] in their fight against the [[British East India Company]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html\| newspaper=The Indian Express\| title=Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu\| date=26 January 2022\| first=\| last=\| access-date=28 July 2022\| archive-date=28 July 2022\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728051225/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html\| url-status=live}}</ref>
			.According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First [[Polygar War]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/warm-reception-for-tableau-of-freedom-fighters/article38393146.ece\| newspaper=The Hindu\| title=Warm reception for tableau of freedom fighters\| date=7 February 2022\| first=\| last=\| access-date=28 July 2022\| archive-date=28 July 2022\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728051227/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/warm-reception-for-tableau-of-freedom-fighters/article38393146.ece\| url-status=live}}</ref> Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother [[Oomaithurai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf\|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity\|year=2009\|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu\|access-date=4 September 2020\|archive-date=8 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908120220/https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html\| newspaper=The Indian Express\| title=Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu\| date=26 January 2022\| first=\| last=\| access-date=28 July 2022\| archive-date=28 July 2022\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728051225/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html\| url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at [[Governagiri]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm\|title=Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN\|date=30 June 1997\|website=[[Rediff]]\|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf\|title=Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010\|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]\|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி\|date=26 November 2007\|work=[[Sify]]\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Smita Narula\|title=Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables".\|publisher=Human Rights Watch\|year=1999\|page=84\|isbn=9781564322289}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf\|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity\|year=2009\|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu\|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref> He belonged to the [[Devendrakula Velalar]], an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece		In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at [[Governagiri]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm\|title=Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN\|date=30 June 1997\|website=[[Rediff]]\|access-date=24 November 2019\|archive-date=9 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609235150/http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf\|title=Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010\|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]\|access-date=24 November 2019\|archive-date=19 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719182537/http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி\|date=26 November 2007\|work=[[Sify]]\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Smita Narula\|title=Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables".\|publisher=Human Rights Watch\|year=1999\|page=84\|isbn=9781564322289}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf\|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity\|year=2009\|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu\|access-date=4 September 2020\|archive-date=8 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908120220/https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref> He belonged to the Kudumbanar community, which is a subsect of [[Devendrakula Velalar]] caste, an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece\| newspaper=The Hindu\| title=Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu\| date=19 March 2021\| first=\| last=\| access-date=20 March 2021\| archive-date=20 March 2021\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320045011/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece\| url-status=live}}</ref>
	\| newspaper=The Hindu\| title= Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu\| date= 19 March 2021 \| first= \| last=\| access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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{{BLP sources|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox royalty
|name = Sundharalinga Kudumbanar
|father = Pandiyan Kattana Karuppanan
|image =
|caption = Sundharalinga Kudumbanar Statue in Governagiri village in Ottapidaram
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
|successor = [[British Rule]]
|birth_date =
|birth_place =
|death_date = 1799
}}

'''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,{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} 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]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==Legacy==
In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at [[Governagiri]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm|title=Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN|date=30 June 1997|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf|title=Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி|date=26 November 2007|work=[[Sify]]|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Smita Narula|title=Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables".|publisher=Human Rights Watch|year=1999|page=84|isbn=9781564322289}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity|year=2009|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref> He belonged to the [[Devendrakula Velalar]], an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece
| newspaper=The Hindu| title= Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu| date= 19 March 2021 | first= | last=| access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Maruthu Pandiyar]]
*[[Periya Kaladi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Independence Movement}}

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[[Category:Polygar Wars]]

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