Fight Against British
Kattabomman refused to accept the sovereighnty of British East India Company and opted to fight against them. In 1799, he was captured by the British and hanged at Kayattar in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. His younger brother, Umaidurai (known as Dumb boy, as he was deaf and mute) and other relatives were arrested and prisoned at Palayamkottai. In February 1801, Umaidurai escaped and mobilised local people to form an army and continued his fight till October 1801 when he and his companions in fight Chinna and Periya Marudu of Sivagangai were defeated and hanged by British. The Panjalankuricci fort "was razed to ground, the site was ploughed over and sown with castor seed..(cited in Dircks 1993,22)
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