First ever Freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu banished by the East India company in 1802

In the annals Indian history with respect independence struggle against the British, some historical events taken place in Tamil Nadu either went unnoticed or did not get publicity. In the school history text books, there is no mention of such early freedom movements in the state except the exploits of the Palayakara chieftain Veerapandya Kattabomman of Panchalamkuruci (in Tirunelveli Dist.,) and Mardu brothers. The Palayakarars of the southern most part of Tamil Nadu were a force to reckon with and many of the chieftains did not like the British taking over their land - their place of birth and their audacity to ask them to pay land tax to the East India company who got the authority to collect tax from them for Nawab of Arcot who ultimately became a victim of colonial rulers' wheeling and dealing, and dishonesty. They somehow managed to put down the 1801 revolt by the Palayakarars (Polygars) and later successfully tracked down their arch enemy Kattabomman and at laat caught him and hanged him to death in 1799.. In the war this great warrior and freedom fighter's family members and relatives were perished. So were their dwellings and fort

In the wake of Kattabomman's death and his upraising, the British tailed the people who supported him, and the other chieftains Maruthu Brothers. They finally rounded up 73 rebels. Most of them were Kattabomman's followers and belonged to Palayakarar community. About 216

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years ago these people were banished from India - their home land to Prince Edward Island in Penang by the EIC officials to instill fear among other rebels not to revolt against the British who were in an expansionism mode. The great warrior of Srirangapatna, Tipu Sultan, having been killed in 1799 in the final Angelo-Mysore war, it was an open range for the British. They subdued the Marathas and the British had difficulty to expand farther down south because both Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan set the road blocks for them. With their arch rivals gone, the task became easy for them to capture the Peninsular land up to Kanykumari, the southern most tip.

Kattabomman and his brother Umadurai. Partheesh Creationz

freedom fighters Marudu Pandyan brothers Sivagangai District

Coming back to 73 condemned rebels, the British in February 1802 took them to Tutukudi (present day Thoothukudi). According to historian Rajayyan of M.K. university, Madurai, they were under the custody of military officer one Col James Welsh. Among them, Vengum Periya Wodaiyana Thevar of Sivaganga; Doraiswamy, the son of Chinna Marudu; Jagannatha Ayyar, rebel amildar of Ramnad; and others were tagged as the ‘chief rebels. These rebels and others from south Tamil Nadu became the first ones to have been banished from their motherland to an unknown destination in Penang. Rajayyan mentioned that Doraisamy returned to India and could not go to his native place Sivaganga and died in Madurain 1n 1823.

On this day when we are celebrating the 72nd Independence Day, we must remember and express our gratitude to these great rebels who were the earliest unsung Indian freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu who had nothing to offer except their own lives to make India a Free Country in course of time.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/remembering-the-first-freedom-fighters-banished-from-india/article22718009.ece .'

First ever Freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu banished by the East India company in 1802

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