Periya Kaladi: Difference between revisions

According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, [[Maruthanayagam Pillai|Khan Saqib]] decided to fight against [[Puli Thevar]]. The troops of [[Maruthanayagam Pillai|Khan Saqib]] decided to surround and fight the [[Nerkattumseval]] fort at night from the camp they had set up in the night. Then Periya Kaladi attacked the camp and destroyed the troops of [[Maruthanayagam Pillai|Khan Saqib]]. During the attack,he was wounded by a hidden attack of one of the  enemy warriors. Even though the stomach was torn and the intestines came out, but he pushed it back and took the piece tied as a turban and tied it along the gut and proceeded to fight the war and defeated the opponents. He drove his horse and arrived at [[Puli Thevar]] to report that they had gone into hiding in the forest with the army and died while lying on the lap of [[Puli Thevar]] while delivering the news during a serious injury.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-08-15 |title=Periya Kaladi,Commander of the army who fought against Khan Saqib even though his gut collapsed |language=en-IN |work=The One India|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tamilnadu/pulithevan-s-war-veteran-commander-periya-kaladi-killed-the-327483.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

[[Puli Thevar]] later planted a stone (natukal) at the spot where his commander had died fighting large artillery. The place is still known as 'Kaladi Medu' by the people of the area.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-08-15 |title=Periya Kaladi,Commander of Pulithevar army |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu Tamil Thisai |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/529453-manimandapam-for-venni-kaladi-hc-directs-home-secretary-to-give-explanation.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>