Panchalankurichi is a small but historic village, 3 km from Ottapidaram and 18 km from Thoothukudi in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panchalankurichi was once a Palayam and is best known as the birthplace of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, a 18th century Palayakarrar ('Polygar'), who opposed the British colonial rule in India and their Tax collecting methods.
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