Dheeran Chinnamalai
Dheeran Chinnamalai
Chieftain of Kongu Nadu, Freedom Fighter
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Full name Chinnamalai (Theerthagiri Sarkkarai Mandraadiyaar)
தீரன் சின்னமலை
Born 17 April 1756
Birthplace MelaPalayam, Erode,Tamil Nadu
Died 31 July 1805
Place of death Sankagiri,Tamil Nadu
Buried Oda Nalli, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Successor British Rule
Father Rathnasamy Gounder
Mother Periyatha
Dheeran Chinnamalai (Tamil: தீரன் சின்னமலை born as Theerthagiri Sarkkarai Mandraadiyaar [Sarkkarai Mandraadiyaar Refers Payiran Kulam] or Theerthagiri Gounder on April 17, 1756) was a Kongu chieftain and Palayakkarar from Tamil Nadu who rose up in revolt against the British East India Company in the Kongu Nadu, Southern India. He was born in Melapalayam, near Erode in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
He was one of the main leaders in the Polygar Wars and commanded a vast army, notably during the Second Polygar War that took place in 1801–1802. A thousand-strong army under him took French Military training in modern warfare alongside Tipu's Mysore forces to fight against the British East India company. They helped Tipu Sultan in his war against the British and were instrumental in victories at Chitheswaram, Mazahavalli and Srirangapatna. After Tipu's death, Chinnamalai settled down at Odanilai in Kongu Nadu and constructed a fort there and defeated the British in battles at Cauvery in 1801, Odanilai in 1802 and Arachalur in 1804. Later, Chinnamalai left his fort to avoid cannon attack and engaged in guerrilla warfare while he was stationed at Karumalai in the Palani region. He was captured by the British who hanged him at Sankagiri Fort on 31 July 1805 (Adiperukku day).[2][3][4]
Contents
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• 1 Heritage of Chinnamalai GOUNDER
• 2 Early Life
• 3 Dispute with Hyder Ali
• 4 Alliance with Tippu Sultan
• 5 Battling the British
• 6 Capture and Execution
• 7 Honor and Monuments
• 8 See also
• 9 References
[edit]Heritage of Chinnamalai GOUNDER
Dheeran Chinnamalai GOUNDER belonged to the illustrious and well known Palaiyam Kottai Pattakarar Family. It is well known that Pattakarar family had the title of Mandradiar and controlled large tracts of land from their palace located at Palayam Kottai near Erode. Dheeran Chinnmalai’s grand father Kotravel Sakkarai Mandradiar was childless. He adopted two sons – the first one Senapathy was groomed by his first wife and the second one named Rathnaswamy was groomed by his second wife. Both of the adopted sons were groomed well with proper education at the palace. In course of time, the brothers got married. As it was the custom in those days, the first son Senapathi took the title of Mandradiar in the year 1731 and continued to control the lands from Palayamkottai. The second son Rathanaswamy moved to a nearby village named MelaPalayam and took care of the farming of the lands that belonged to his family. Rathnaswamy and his wife Periyatha had six children in all – five sons and one daughter. The first son was Kulandiswamy, the second was Theerthagiri, the third was Thambi, fourth was Kilothar and the fifth was Kuttiswamy[5][6][7] .
Their only daughter was named Parvatham. The second son Theerthagiri who later became Chinnamalai was born in April 1756[8][9][10] .
[edit]Early Life
The eldest son Kulandaiswamy and the last son Kuttiswamy mainly attended to farming and took care of the vast tracts of lands under their control. However, the band of three brothers Theerthagiri, Kilothar and Thambi devoted their attention to administration and safety of the villages under their control. They learnt the martial art of Silambu, archery etc. They rode on their horses throughout their jurisdictions and formed Kongu Tamil youth organizations[11][12][13] .
They also trained the Kongu youth in martial arts. They protected their area from robbers. They also took part in Village Panchayats, which were popular in those days to resolve disputes between families. They not only helped to resolve family disputes but also land disputes. They became very famous for their public service in the region. In course of time, the brothers got their sister Parvatham married to Ulagapuram Muthi Thiurumalai Gounder. As they were rich, they conducted the marriage lavishly and made their sister happy by giving generous marriage presents in the form of jewellery, ornaments and vessels.
[edit]Dispute with Hyder Ali
During those days (late 1700s), Kongu area was under the control of Mysore Muslim king Hyder Ali. Hyder Ali was entitled to collect tax from the Kongu Tamils. A Diwan appointed by Hyder Ali, named Mohammed Ali and a Tax collector were troubling farmers in the collection of taxes in the Kongu area. They humiliated the farmers by confiscating their land – their only means of livelihood. Hearing the atrocity committed by the Mysore King’s Diwan, Theerthagiri and his two brothers mounted on their horses to challenge them in their unfair collection of taxes. As they were searching for the Diwan, the Diwan and his party were returning to their tents after collecting taxes. Theerthagiri met them on a road between the well-known Sivanmalai and Chennimalai near Kangeyam (Tiruppur District). They recovered all the taxes from the Diwan and asked him to go and report to the Mysore King that a “Chinnamalai” that was in between Sivan Malai and Chennimalai took away all the taxes. The Diwanwas very angry and protested that the taxes belonged to Hyder Ali and Theertahagiri would face severe consequences for his actions. When Diwan informed him that KonguNadu was ruled by Hyder Ali, Theerthagiri asked the Diwan to inform Hyder Ali that Kongu Tamils could rule themselves and they did not need a Mysore King. He distributed the taxes back to farmers. The story of his encounter with Mysore King’s Diwan spread like wild fire. Kongu Tamils were highly rejoiced and named him “Chinnamalai” for this show of bravery[14][15][16] . Mysore Diwan was humiliated. He wanted to take revenge against Chinnamalai and also wanted to punish him for challenging Mysore King’s rights in KonguNadu. The Diwan sent a contingent of soldiers from Sankagiri to attack Chinnamalai. Chinnamalai and his soldiers met them on their way to Kangeyam at the Noyyal River and defeated them. This was the first battlefield experience for Chinnamalai[17][18][19] .
Knowing that he had to meet Mysore King in battle in course of time, Chinnamalai collected an army of soldiers from all the villages. He gave the new Kongu Tamil soldiers training in many martial arts. Chinnamalai became a very powerful figure in the Kongu region, although he did not have an official title of a ruler of the region[20][21][22] . Their house had become a guest house for the all Kongu Tamil activities. The eldest brother Kulandaiswamy and his wife Kempayammal took good care of the all the guests who visited them by providing food and shelter.
[edit]Alliance with Tippu Sultan
Hyder Ali died on 12th July, 1782 and his son Tippu Sultan became Mysore King. After Tippu became Mysore King, hostilities broke out between British and Tippu Sultan as Tippu claimed sovereignty to his kingdom and refused to pay taxes to the British. Tippu Sultan wanted to raise a big army of soldiers to fight the British and invited the Kongu Tamils to join him in his fight against the British. Chinnamalai, his brothers Kilother, and Thambi decided to join Tippu Sultan. They also took with them their loyal soldiers Karuppan and Velappan. In Tippus’s army, Chinnamalai was made chief of Kongu Regiment. About 1000 young Kongu Tamils joined the Kongu Regiment[23][24][25] .
They were given proper military training by French who were collaborating with Tippu in his fight against the British. It is worthwhile remembering that these were the days of aftermath of famous French Revolution. The wars between the Mysore King and the British are known as Mysore Wars. The fourth and crucial battle between Tippu and the British took place in the year 1799. Chinnamalai’s soldiers battled against the British at Mala Valli front and caused severe damage to the British forces. Srirangapatnam war front was led by Tippu himself. In the severe battle that took place, Tippu himself was killed on April 5, 1799. After the defeat of Tippu, Kongu area came under the control of British technically. After the death of Tippu Sultan, Chinnamalai led all his soldiers through Kaveri River into KonguNadu. However, their loyal friend Velappan was captured by the British and remained in their custody. Velappan promised the British that he would act as their agent. Believing his words, they gave him a position in their army. However, Velappan remained loyal to Chinnamalai and sent secret notes concerning British activities and helped Chinnamalai in many ways.
[edit]Battling the British
After his return from the Mysore War to Kongu, Chinnamalai built a palace in a village called Oda Nalli near Arachalur (Erode District). He advocated to all Kongu Tamils and the neighboring Palayakarars that they should all unite together and fight the British. At that time, Salem and Malabar areas were under the control of British. But, British could not control the KonguNadu due to opposition by Chinnamalai and his alliance. If the British wanted to travel to Malabar from Salem, they had to take a circuitous route through Mysore[26][27][28] .
Kongu Tamil soldiers were guarding KonguNadu and were preventing the entry of British through Kaveri River. The British wanted to take over the control of KonguNadu without a fight. They sent a messenger and promised Chinnamalai favours in exchange for accepting the British Control of KonguNadu and paying taxes. Chinnamalai refused the offer and challenged the British for the hegemony over KonguNadu[29][30][31] . Although Velappan was serving the British, he informed Chinnamalai and warned him in advance of the British activities through some secret messengers. Chinnamalai knew that British would enter KonguNadu in course of time. He made preparations for the eventual fight with the British. During this time he built an ordnance factory at Oda Nalli to make war preparations to face the British[32][33][34] . Even during those tough times, it is said that Chinnamalai was generous to poets and learned men. He made Arunachala Kavi the official poet of Kongu Nadu. He also generously donated large sums of gold coins to the poet Poonthurai Ambikapathi and honoured him in his Kingdom. He punished the infiltrators sent out by the British into land under his control and made his Kingdom safer. In all, people lived a peaceful and happy life under the rule of Chinnamalai[35][36][37] . The British were very much annoyed that Chinnamalai was running his own independent kingdom without a real title and did not listen to their demands to accept their hegemony. The British decided to strike him and take the control of the land by force. Initially, they sent out a troop of soldiers under the captainship of Colonel Makiskan to arrest Chinnamalai[38][39][40] . Velappan who was serving the British informed Chinnamalai of the British plan though his informers. As Chinnamalai was forewarned, he met Makiskan and his soldiers on the banks of Noyyal River and defeated them in the battle thoroughly. Makiskan was beheaded in the battle and it is said that this head was paraded in the villages of Kongu. Learning what had happened to Makiskan, the British became very furious and sent out a cavalry unit under Captain Harris to capture Chinnamalai. When Harris was approaching Arachalur in the Kongu area, he heard the Puja sounds from the Arachalur Amman Temple. Thinking that Chinnamalai might be in the temple, Captain Harris entered the temple in search of Chinnamalai[41][42][43] .
As he could not find him, he was frustrated and proceeded to Oda Nalli where Chinnamalai’s palace was located. A sentry at the top of the palace noticed the movement of the troops led by Harris and immediately informed Chinnamalai[44][45][46] .
Chinnamalai planned to attack them alone with a hand grenade first. He advised his soldiers to attack them after he had a chance to throw the grenade at them. Chinnamalai mounted a horse and sped towards Harris and his troop. As Harris was wondering why a single person was approaching him, Chinnamalai swiftly threw his grenade at his horse’s side. The horse got bewildered and started running away from the bomb and the smoke. Harris lost control of his horse and a pandemonium ensued as Harris could not control his horse. Meanwhile, Chinnamalai’s troop joined him. Harris and his troop had to withdraw. Chinnamalai and his troop drove them all the way to Kaveri River up north. This battle took place in the year 1802. Hearing what had happened to Harris, the British became much more furious and they decided to send in a troop carrying Cannons. As soon as Velappan knew of the British plan, he sent a word through the informers about the impending British attack on Oda Nalli[47][48][49] .
Chinnamalai used to wear a new pair of shoes every day. The informer left a note inside his shoes about the British plan of attack. When Chinnamalai was about to the wear the shoes, he found the note from Velappan. After reading the note, he left it there by mistake. Chinnamalai consulted his brothers for a plan of action. They decided to leave their loyal soldier Karuppan in Melapalayam in hiding. Chinnamalai and two of his brothers and a cook named Nallappan decided to hide in the Karumalai area, which is adjacent to the well-known Palani Malai. Karumalai area was full of thick forests and provided cover for the brothers to hide from the British attack. The British came to Oda Nalli with their cannons and found that all had vacated the palace. When they were searching the palace area, they found the note sent out by Velappan. The moment British came to know that Velappan was an informer to Chinnamalai, they shot him dead. They also demolished the entire palace with cannon shots. They decided to search and find Chinnamalai.
[edit]Capture and Execution
Meanwhile, Chinnamalai and his brothers stayed during the daytime in the Karumalai area and returned in the night to a house at the foot of the hills for dinner and sleep. They ate the food prepared by the cook Nallappan. They always carried guns for safety. Cook Nallappan was a traitor. He was tempted to accept bribery and to inform Chinnamalai’s whereabouts. He secretly informed a British agent about Chinnamalai and his brothers and their daily routine of eating dinner in the house at the foot of the hills. The British dug an underground trench leading to the house and waited for Chinnamalai and his brothers[50][51][52] . As usual, in the evening the brothers returned to the house for dinner from their hiding in the forest area. That day, cook Nallappan cunningly asked the brothers to leave their guns on the floor. He assured them that there was no danger when they were eating food. The brothers believed his words and left their guns on the floor, as they also did not sense any danger. When they were about to eat the dinner, Nallappan opened the secret door leading to the underground trench and allowed the British soldiers inside dining area. The British soldiers quickly surrounded Chinnamalai and his brothers. With all the fury, Chinnamalai hit the traitor Nallappan and killed him on the spot. The British arrested Chinnamalai and his brothers and kept them in Sankagiri prison. A four person tribunal consisting of Genaman, Marvul, Horse and Backy Hart was formed. Their loyal servant Karuppan who was in hiding at Melapalayam also surrendered to the British. The tribunal asked Chinnamalai to accept the British rule over the Kongu area and pay taxes to the British. They also offered him amnesty if he tendered an apology. Chinnamalai refused the British offer and informed his decision to face the consequences[53][54][55] . Preparations were made to hang them by rope tied to a Puliya tree (aka tamarind) located at the top of the Sankagiri fort. Chinnamalai, his two brothers and their loyal friend Karuppan and Theeran's personal bodyguard Karupu Servai were brought to the tree on the day of the hanging. They asked the escorting soldiers to move away from them. Then each one tied the rope around his neck and jumped down to embrace death. The whole of Kongu Nadu wept for their heroic deeds on that day. The British saw to that that Chinnamalai’s name did not become household legend by banning all books and literature on Chinnamalai for a long period of time. Theeran Chinnamalai was hanged on July 31, 1805 on Adi Peruku day.
[edit]Honor and Monuments
Statues commemorating Chinnamalai exist in Chennai, Tiruchy and Arachalur.[56][57]
In July 2005, a commemorative postage stamp on him was issued.[58]
Till recently (1999) the state transport buses of Tiruchirapalli District was named 'Dheeran Chinnamalai' Transport Corporation.
Till recently Karur district was named 'Dheeran Chinnamalai' District.
Erode Collector office was named 'Dheeran Chinnamalai' House.
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கோவை, திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, நீலகிரி, கரூர், சேலம், நாமக்கல், கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்டங்கள் அடங்கிய கொங்கு மண்டலம் யார் பக்கம் என்ற கேள்வி அனலாய் அடிக்கிறது. இந்த மாவட்டங்களில் பெரும்பான்மை சமுதாயமாக விளங்கும், கவுண்டர் சமுதாயத்தினரின் ஆதரவு யாருக்கு கிடைக்கிறதோ அவர்கள் தான் வெற்றிக்கனியை பறிக்கவுள்ளனர். கொங்கு நாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் தி.மு.க., அணியிலும், கொங்கு இளைஞர் பேரவை, மணிக்கவுண்டர் தலைமையிலான கொங்கு வேளாளக் கவுண்டர்கள் பேரவை ஆகியவை அ.தி.மு.க., பக்கவும் சாய்ந்துள்ளன. ஆடிட்டர் பாலசுப்பிரமணியன் தலைமையிலான அமைப்பினர், இது வரை யாருக்கும் ஆதரவு தெரிவிக்கவில்லை.
கடந்த சட்டசபைத் தேர்தலில் கொங்கு மண்டலம் அ.தி.மு.க., கோட்டையாக இருந்தது. அது இந்த முறையும் தொடரக்கூடாது என்ற எச்சரிக்கை உணர்வோடு, இரு பக்கமும் பேச்சு நடத்தி வந்த கொங்குநாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகத்தை தன் வலையில் அவசரமாய் போட்டுக் கொண்டது தி.மு.க., இதன் பின் சுதாரித்த அ.தி.மு.க., தனியரசு, மணிக்கவுண்டர் ஆகியோரை தங்கள் பக்கம் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டது. தனியரசுக்கு ஒரு தொகுதியையும் ஒதுக்கிக் கொடுத்தது. கள் இறக்க அனுமதி, சாயக்கழிவு, விசைத்தறி நூல் விலை உயர்வு, மின் தடை, விவசாய பாதிப்பு, தென்னை விவசாயிகள் பாதிப்பு, ஜவுளித் தொழில் பாதிப்பு, ஜவுளிக்கு கலால் வரி விதிப்பு என, தி.மு.க., கூட்டணிக்கு எதிராக விவகாரங்கள் வரிசை கட்டுகின்றன.கவுண்டர் சமுதாயத்தை பழிவாங்கும் நோக்கோடு, "பி.சி.ஆர்.,' சட்டம் பயன்படுத்தப்படுவதை அரசு தடுத்து நிறுத்தவில்லை என்பது கட்சிகளைக் கடந்த கோபமாக, கொங்கு வேளாளக் கவுண்டர்கள் மத்தியில் நீடித்து வருகிறது.
கடந்த லோக்சபா தேர்தலில் போட்டியிட்டு, அமைப்பு ரீதியாக தங்கள் பலத்தை கொங்கு நாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் வெளிப்படுத்தியது. அதே ஓட்டு வங்கி இந்த தேர்தலிலும் அக்கட்சிக்கு கிடைக்குமா என்ற கேள்வி தற்போது எழுந்துள்ளது.கட்சி தொண்டர்கள் அ.தி.மு.க., அணியை விரும்பினர்; கட்சி நிர்வாகிகள் தி.மு.க., அணியை விரும்பினர். கடைசியில், தொண்டர்களின் விருப்பத்தை புறந்தள்ளிவிட்டு, நிர்வாகிகள் தங்களது விருப்பத்தை தற்போது தி.மு.க., கூட்டணி வாயிலாக நிறைவேற்றியுள்ளனர். இதனால், தொண்டர்கள் மத்தியில் கோபம் நீடிக்கிறது.பகுதி வாரியாக கொ.மு.க., நிர்வாகிகள் சமாதானப்படுத்த வேண்டிய அளவுக்கு நிலைமை, "சீரியஸ்' ஆகியுள்ளது. இந்த அதிருப்தியை மீறி, சமுதாய உணர்வு தலைதூக்குமானால், தி.மு.க., அணிக்கு ஓட்டுகள் அதிகரிக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது.
இது குறித்து கொங்கு மண்டலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த தொழிலதிபர் ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது:கடந்த 2009ம் ஆண்டு கொ.மு.க., அரசியல் கட்சியாக துவங்கப்பட்டபோது, ஏற்பட்ட எழுச்சி இப்போது இல்லை. நிர்வாகிகளுக்கும், தொண்டர்களுக்கும் பெரிய இடைவெளி வந்துவிட்டது. கடந்த சட்டசபை மற்றும் லோக்சபா தேர்தல்களில் இங்கு அ.தி.மு.க., தான் வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளது.தி.மு.க., கூட்டணியில் சூலூர், பல்லடம், பொள்ளாச்சி, உடுமலை, நாமக்கல், பெருந்துறை, கோபி ஆகிய தொகுதிகள் கொ.மு.க.,விற்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இந்த தொகுதிகளில் தி.மு.க., நின்றால் நிச்சயம் வெற்றி பெற முடியாது என்பதால் தான், கொ.மு.க.,விற்கு தி.மு.க., கொடுத்துள்ளது.
ஜாதி ஓட்டு மூலமாவது, இந்த தொகுதிகளை பிடிக்க முடியுமா என்று தி.மு.க., நினைக்கிறது. அந்த அளவுக்கு தி.மு.க.,வின் நிலை பரிதாபமாக உள்ளது.இது தவிர, கொ.மு.க.,விற்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட தொகுதிகளில் உள்ள தி.மு.க.,வினர், தொகுதி கைவிட்டுப் போனதால் கடும் அதிருப்தியில் உள்ளனர். இதுவும் தேர்தலில் எதிரொலிக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது.இவ்வாறு தொழிலதிபர் தெரிவித்தார். - நமது சிறப்பு நிருபர் -
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கோவை, திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, நீலகிரி, கரூர், சேலம், நாமக்கல், கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்டங்கள் அடங்கிய கொங்கு மண்டலம் யார் பக்கம் என்ற கேள்வி அனலாய் அடிக்கிறது. இந்த மாவட்டங்களில் பெரும்பான்மை சமுதாயமாக விளங்கும், கவுண்டர் சமுதாயத்தினரின் ஆதரவு யாருக்கு கிடைக்கிறதோ அவர்கள் தான் வெற்றிக்கனியை பறிக்கவுள்ளனர். கொங்கு நாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் தி.மு.க., அணியிலும், கொங்கு இளைஞர் பேரவை, மணிக்கவுண்டர் தலைமையிலான கொங்கு வேளாளக் கவுண்டர்கள் பேரவை ஆகியவை அ.தி.மு.க., பக்கவும் சாய்ந்துள்ளன. ஆடிட்டர் பாலசுப்பிரமணியன் தலைமையிலான அமைப்பினர், இது வரை யாருக்கும் ஆதரவு தெரிவிக்கவில்லை.
கடந்த சட்டசபைத் தேர்தலில் கொங்கு மண்டலம் அ.தி.மு.க., கோட்டையாக இருந்தது. அது இந்த முறையும் தொடரக்கூடாது என்ற எச்சரிக்கை உணர்வோடு, இரு பக்கமும் பேச்சு நடத்தி வந்த கொங்குநாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகத்தை தன் வலையில் அவசரமாய் போட்டுக் கொண்டது தி.மு.க., இதன் பின் சுதாரித்த அ.தி.மு.க., தனியரசு, மணிக்கவுண்டர் ஆகியோரை தங்கள் பக்கம் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டது. தனியரசுக்கு ஒரு தொகுதியையும் ஒதுக்கிக் கொடுத்தது. கள் இறக்க அனுமதி, சாயக்கழிவு, விசைத்தறி நூல் விலை உயர்வு, மின் தடை, விவசாய பாதிப்பு, தென்னை விவசாயிகள் பாதிப்பு, ஜவுளித் தொழில் பாதிப்பு, ஜவுளிக்கு கலால் வரி விதிப்பு என, தி.மு.க., கூட்டணிக்கு எதிராக விவகாரங்கள் வரிசை கட்டுகின்றன.கவுண்டர் சமுதாயத்தை பழிவாங்கும் நோக்கோடு, "பி.சி.ஆர்.,' சட்டம் பயன்படுத்தப்படுவதை அரசு தடுத்து நிறுத்தவில்லை என்பது கட்சிகளைக் கடந்த கோபமாக, கொங்கு வேளாளக் கவுண்டர்கள் மத்தியில் நீடித்து வருகிறது.
கடந்த லோக்சபா தேர்தலில் போட்டியிட்டு, அமைப்பு ரீதியாக தங்கள் பலத்தை கொங்கு நாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் வெளிப்படுத்தியது. அதே ஓட்டு வங்கி இந்த தேர்தலிலும் அக்கட்சிக்கு கிடைக்குமா என்ற கேள்வி தற்போது எழுந்துள்ளது.கட்சி தொண்டர்கள் அ.தி.மு.க., அணியை விரும்பினர்; கட்சி நிர்வாகிகள் தி.மு.க., அணியை விரும்பினர். கடைசியில், தொண்டர்களின் விருப்பத்தை புறந்தள்ளிவிட்டு, நிர்வாகிகள் தங்களது விருப்பத்தை தற்போது தி.மு.க., கூட்டணி வாயிலாக நிறைவேற்றியுள்ளனர். இதனால், தொண்டர்கள் மத்தியில் கோபம் நீடிக்கிறது.பகுதி வாரியாக கொ.மு.க., நிர்வாகிகள் சமாதானப்படுத்த வேண்டிய அளவுக்கு நிலைமை, "சீரியஸ்' ஆகியுள்ளது. இந்த அதிருப்தியை மீறி, சமுதாய உணர்வு தலைதூக்குமானால், தி.மு.க., அணிக்கு ஓட்டுகள் அதிகரிக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது.
இது குறித்து கொங்கு மண்டலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த தொழிலதிபர் ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது:கடந்த 2009ம் ஆண்டு கொ.மு.க., அரசியல் கட்சியாக துவங்கப்பட்டபோது, ஏற்பட்ட எழுச்சி இப்போது இல்லை. நிர்வாகிகளுக்கும், தொண்டர்களுக்கும் பெரிய இடைவெளி வந்துவிட்டது. கடந்த சட்டசபை மற்றும் லோக்சபா தேர்தல்களில் இங்கு அ.தி.மு.க., தான் வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ளது.தி.மு.க., கூட்டணியில் சூலூர், பல்லடம், பொள்ளாச்சி, உடுமலை, நாமக்கல், பெருந்துறை, கோபி ஆகிய தொகுதிகள் கொ.மு.க.,விற்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இந்த தொகுதிகளில் தி.மு.க., நின்றால் நிச்சயம் வெற்றி பெற முடியாது என்பதால் தான், கொ.மு.க.,விற்கு தி.மு.க., கொடுத்துள்ளது.
ஜாதி ஓட்டு மூலமாவது, இந்த தொகுதிகளை பிடிக்க முடியுமா என்று தி.மு.க., நினைக்கிறது. அந்த அளவுக்கு தி.மு.க.,வின் நிலை பரிதாபமாக உள்ளது.இது தவிர, கொ.மு.க.,விற்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட தொகுதிகளில் உள்ள தி.மு.க.,வினர், தொகுதி கைவிட்டுப் போனதால் கடும் அதிருப்தியில் உள்ளனர். இதுவும் தேர்தலில் எதிரொலிக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது.இவ்வாறு தொழிலதிபர் தெரிவித்தார். - நமது சிறப்பு நிருபர் -
Jallikattu
Jallikattu
The annual bull-baiting sport known as Jallikattu is held in Kongunadu but remains a relatively unknown to outsiders.Everyear during Pongal festivities known as Mattu Pongal. Jallikattu is conducted in the three Kongu villages of
Kolumam, Kallapuram and Andipatti near Udumalai, Tirupur district. Highly trained bulls and malai madus are used for this highly ferocious sport. The participants are the local Kongu people (mostly Gounders).
The annual bull-baiting sport known as Jallikattu is held in Kongunadu but remains a relatively unknown to outsiders.Everyear during Pongal festivities known as Mattu Pongal. Jallikattu is conducted in the three Kongu villages of
Kolumam, Kallapuram and Andipatti near Udumalai, Tirupur district. Highly trained bulls and malai madus are used for this highly ferocious sport. The participants are the local Kongu people (mostly Gounders).
Ponnar Shankar(ANNANMAR)
Ponnar Shankar
Ponnar and Shankar, who became rulers of Ponni Valanadu in medieval Tamil Nadu, South India, were twin sons of a Kongu Vellalar couple, Nellian Kodan (or Kunru Udaiyaan) and his wife Thamarai. They are credited with saving their people from an invasion.
The legendary story of these brothers,known as Annamar Swamigal has been a folk tale carried out for many generations through village songs,known in Tamil as gramiya padalgal and traditional street theater, known as Therukkoothu. This story also become the foundation for poems, songs, a film,[1] and a Tamil historical novel by M. Karunanidhi.[2][3] (Although there is no official geographic area called Kongu Nadu at present, it covers the districts of Coimbatore, Salem, Tirupur, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India[4] [5] [6]
அண்ணமார் கதை (Ponnar-Sankar)
அண்ணமார் கதை எழுத்து மூலம் - பிச்சைப்பட்டன் (சக்திக்கனல் தொகுப்பு) உடுக்கடிக்கதை - பூளவாடி பொன்னுசாமி
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010
Annamar swami kathai (Pichai Pattan ) full download link
1. எழுத்து மூலம் - பிச்சைப்பட்டன் (சக்திக்கனல் பதினைந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டு ஓலைச்சுவடியிலிருந்து தொகுப்பு)
http://www.esnips.com/web/Annamarswamikathai
Ponnar-Sankar life history (real one)
Summary of the story:
In India, the local faiths and deities remains local and it never gets exposed even to the adjacent villages or frontiers. Such a one is the history of Ponnar-Sankar. The Panchapandavas of Mahabharatha have reincarnated in Kaliyuga to destroy the remnant evils forces and also to bring the penance of Goddess Periyakandi (incarnation of Goddess Parvathi) to an end. The Ponnar-Sankar were incarnations of Dharmaraja-Arjun and other three with Draupathi have also incarnated as their relatives. The history of Ponnar sankar was embedded in the lives of atleast 15 million people in Central and Western Tamil nadu. Even today at the time of Mahasivarathiri the story of Ponnar-Sankar (Annamar, i.e. brothers) was played in different places for a day to 50 days. Especially at Veerappur, were the real history occurred, more than half a million people gather in single day. Many people in western Tamil nadu have the names as “Periyasamy” and “Chinnasamy”, reminding he Annamars (elder and younger brothers) and also as “Ponnusamy” and “Sankar”. While speaking about “Ponnar-sankar”, it is inevitable to avoid the legend of Goddess Perikandiyamman and Goddess Mathukkarai Sellandiyamman (form of Ujjaini Mahakaali), as they were successive happenings. This attempt was made to summarize the whole history to the best possible extent based on the “Pichapattar” palm leaf manuscript written before 600 years, which was book printed by Mr.Sakthikanal in 1980s.
Story of Goddess Periyakandiyamman:
Lord Ganesha is with us!
A Cobra was living in the North of Kailash in a dark country and it worried about not having child. It started doing penance towards Lord Shiva to have a child. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi were surprised by the act of the cobra. Lord Shiva told Parvathi that please go and born as a child for cobra. Goddess also has born to cobra as female child with male stature. The child was called Goddess Periyakandiyamman. Goddess Parvathi in the form of Periyakandiyamman started penance to Shiva to get rid of the earthly birth. Shiva appeared and requested to Periyakandi to go to Veeramalai in the South were she find white peak called Venmudi in that hill. With that suggestion Periyakandi travels all across from Kailash to Veeramalai in down south in Central Tamil nadu. Lord Shiva have send Kannimar (Sapthamatha i.e. seven divine goddesses) as a protective ring for Goddess Periyakandi. Goddess travels to South doing lot of miracles among the people and reaches Ratnagiri Shiva temple (Iyermalai near Kulithalai, Trichy), were Iswara of Ratnagiri given a way to Veeramalai and turned Periyakandi to complete female form. Ratnagiri Iswara directed to do penance on the top of the Veeramalai until the brave Ponnar-Sankar does a Dharmayuththa to destroy the evil forces in the country.
Ponnar-Sankar history:
Ponnar Sankar story starts from their grandfathers. The chieftain of the Vazhavanthi country in Chera kingdom (part of Southern Namakkal district) was Kolaththa Gounder, eldest among the twelve brothers belong to Perungudi clan of Konga Karaala Vellalars. He and his wife Pavalaththal decides to leave their country because of the injustful brothers. They came to Mathukkarai Goddess Sellandiyamman temple and found the three Maharajas, Chera-Chola-Pandya were sitting infront of the goddess to mark their tri-nation border. Kolaththa Gounder solves the dispute and Chola Maharaja gave a country called Konad to him, for his justice. The couple went to Konadu and has found the settlements, Ponds and the agricultural lands out wastelands and made the country prosperous, which was later named as Valanad. The 11 brothers from Vazhavanthi country faced severe drought and have seeked refuge to their eldest brother in Konad in Chola kingdom. The elder brother, as a Karaalan gave refuge in the borders of his country Konad.
The couple were living prosperous but they didn’t had child and they so both of them have went to several temple to make pray God to bless with them children. They were blessed with a male child after long penance and they named him as Mannudaiya Gounder (later called as Kunnudaiya Gr.). He was little bit sluggish boy and was innocent. The couple died leaving the five year old child in their old age. After the death of the couple the 11 brothers were jealous about their eldest brother’s assets. They have droved out the innocent child from Valanad and this young child went to Aathichettipalayam (currently near Puliyur, Karur district). He went to a Chettiyar (Merchant caste) home who was selling the rice bran. After the arrival of Kunnudaiyan the Chettiar become prosperous. The Kunnudaiyan’s father has taken a promise from his brother-in-law that he should give his daughter Thamarainachi to marry Kunnudaiyan. But, Sellaththa Gounder the cousin for Kunnudaiyan was thinking to marry Thamarai to his Son, as they have droven out Kunnudaiyan. The Chola Thotti (a message announcer caste) who worked under Kolaththa Gounder has searched for Kunnudaiyan and found him in Chettiar’s house and has brought him to Thamarainachi’s house before the marriage day to Maniyankurichi.
Kunnudaiyan asked his aunt and uncle to give their daughter to marry. But they have illtreated him and have punished them for a night in cell with ants and termites. Lord Vishnu saves him in that night from the ants. Thamarai hearing the news refused to marry the alliance of Sellaththa Gounder’s son and wanted marry to Kunnudaiyan. Finally, she married Kunnudaiyan. After marriage, Thamarai was ill-treated by her father and son, for not acting for their wish. Thamarai made a pledge to her father that she will give birth to two male children and you will have two grand daughter and my sons will marry them and will put them in jail.
The couples came to Valanad and Kunnudaiyan went to his paternal cousin to ask for land, but they refused to give them land. Kunnudaiyan went to Chola Maharaja and have explained their situation and mentioned his father’s name. Chola Maharaja gave wastelands to Kunnudaiyan. With the help of Mayavar (Blue God Lord Vishnu) Kunnudaiyan have succeeded in his cultivation and have become prosperous. Though, the couple doesn’t have progeny. The couple has done lot of penance and prayers. The couple’s were asked in the Chidambaram temple by the god that you want children, who will live for 16 years, who will achieve allthings or children, who will live for 100 years and won’t achieve anything. Thamarai asked for the previous and she also asked the maternal blessing for all the people around them and the animals that she grew. The Lord Shiva blessed all of them. The Pacha pandavas who came to heaven after doing the Dharamayuththam in the end of Dwaparayuga were asked again to go and born in earth to reestablish the Dharma in Kaliyuga. With this wish of God, Dharamaraja-Arjuna-Draupathi has born as Ponnar-Sankar-Arukkani Thangam, Bheema as Sambuhan to Chola Thotti and Nagula-Sahadeva as Cousin brothers to Kunnudaiyan. The jealousy cousins of Kunnudaiyan’s tried to kill the two boys of Thamarai through Kuppayi in their delivery. But, with the blessing of Lord Vishnu they escaped the death and they emerged through left and right ribs of Thamarai and were brought up by Goddess Sellandiyamman for five years. The couples were left with girl Arukkani alone.
Goddess Sellandi brings back their two sons, Ponnar-Sankar to Kunnudaiyan. Thamarai shares all their life hard experiences. Ponnar and Sankar (Annamar) revenged their cousin fathers and mothers for punishing their father and mother. Annamar while playing with the children of the hunting people (Veduvars) they shows their bravery and succeeds them several times. Once, Thamarai have made a pledge to Thalaiyur Kaali (The Veduva Raja) that she eradicates the Veduva kula for his misbehavior. So, the bravery and the doings of Annamar created restlessness in Thalaiyur (West of Konad). Suddenly, the parents die and Ponnar-Sankar rule Valanad under the gods grace. They show their bravery to the Chola Maharaja, who seeks their help for protecting the borders of kingdom. Meanwhile the Thalaiyur Kaaliraja plunders Valanad and Annamar defeats them with their bravery. Annamar marries Muththayi and Pavalayi and jails them as per the wish of their parents.
Samabuhan and Cousin sons and all the incarnation join together in Valanad. The Thalaiyur Kaaliraja plans to kill Ponnar and Sankar. He uses the Thattan (Carpenter), who goes to Valanad and criticizes Ponnar for taking his Golden bowl and returning the wooden one. Ponnar promises that to prove his truthfulness he will do anything that Thattan asks to do. Thattans plans to kill him in the pond and he asks Ponnar to enter inside the inlet of the pond and come out through outlet of the pond. Thattans tries to put stone on his head, while Ponnar comes outside. But, Ponnar escapes his plans and Thattans was cursed by his own mother that his entire lineage will born handicapped.
After that incident, the Veduva Kaaliraja directly attacks Valanad and Ponnar-Sankar-Sambuhan-Cousin sons started their war against the Veduva army at Veerappur. Finally both of them started destroying all Veduvas as per their mother’s pledge. But, Mayavar (Lord Vishnu) sees this and gives lives to Veduvas one side. Mayavar finally, let an arrow on Sankar and Sankar considered this arrow as disregard for his bravery and a palm leaf comes to him that he should turn back to heaven. So, Sankar leaves his life. Following the Sambuhana nd cousin sons die in another side. Ponnar also does a promise that they won’t uproot the Veduvar kula and diesoff.
The Thalaiyur Kaaliraja attacks the Valanad fort and Arukkani thangam knows these happening to her brother through her virtues and she burns the Valanad fort along with her brother’s wives, to save their purity. Finally, she searches for Annamar and reaches the Padukalam (War-zone) and she screams out there. Her screaming disturbs Goddess Periyakandi, who is doing penance for yugas together waiting for arrival of Ponnar-Sankar and to see their bravery to protect Dharma. Goddess sent different animals to kill Arukkani, who disturbed her penance. Finally, she came down and has seen the war-zone and asks Arukkani about the happening. She explains her history and Periyakandi realizes everything and asks Arukkani to do a homa and sprinkle holy water on the dead people. Arukkani performs homa herself and sprinkles holy water and all the dead people have raised up. Lord Vishnu comes in to the picture and tells Arukkani that if the dead people rose the earth can’t bear the load. Then all the people die. The incarnations of Panchapandavas go to heaven again and Goddess Periyakandi also attains the Kailash as her penance came to end.
From then Ponnar sankar comes to earth every year to get their Pooja from the people at Veerappur temple. This pooja is performed every year and the same Padukalam was performed by the people with very conscious way. This attracts atleast one million people in a week during the time of Mahasivarathri every year. The Annamr story was played through western Tamil nadu in several places and the worship was done with care for many centuries.
Controversies in MK’s book Ponnar Sankar and his film:
The above history was documented very well through Palm leaf manuscripts and Annamar story displayers in Tamil nadu. But M.Karunanidhi have changed the whole story by changing the name of the few characters and also by introducing new characters, by removing the spiritual and god associated scenes in his book. He tried to hide the incarnation stories and showed the gods as a normal man. He has even changed backbone of the story not more than brotherly quarrel.
In the changing globalization scenario, the story displayers have dwindled and the story have disappeared from the villages except from the old people’s mind. Today’s younger generation almost don’t have any clue over the story. In this junction, M.Karunanidhi’s book has displaced the old story and his imagined book “Ponnar-Sankar” tried to get in to the younger minds, as history. In the visual medium, this idea will penetrate in to all minds of the younger generation and this divine happening of “Padukalam” and the spirituality of the Western Tamil nadu will disappear. The Annamar being the caretaking gods of several communities in Western Tamil nadu will become nomore, if this fake story enters the mainstream media. So, M.Karunanidhi’s book and the film Ponnar-Sankar were bannable one, without next thought
Ponnar and Shankar, who became rulers of Ponni Valanadu in medieval Tamil Nadu, South India, were twin sons of a Kongu Vellalar couple, Nellian Kodan (or Kunru Udaiyaan) and his wife Thamarai. They are credited with saving their people from an invasion.
The legendary story of these brothers,known as Annamar Swamigal has been a folk tale carried out for many generations through village songs,known in Tamil as gramiya padalgal and traditional street theater, known as Therukkoothu. This story also become the foundation for poems, songs, a film,[1] and a Tamil historical novel by M. Karunanidhi.[2][3] (Although there is no official geographic area called Kongu Nadu at present, it covers the districts of Coimbatore, Salem, Tirupur, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India[4] [5] [6]
அண்ணமார் கதை (Ponnar-Sankar)
அண்ணமார் கதை எழுத்து மூலம் - பிச்சைப்பட்டன் (சக்திக்கனல் தொகுப்பு) உடுக்கடிக்கதை - பூளவாடி பொன்னுசாமி
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010
Annamar swami kathai (Pichai Pattan ) full download link
1. எழுத்து மூலம் - பிச்சைப்பட்டன் (சக்திக்கனல் பதினைந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டு ஓலைச்சுவடியிலிருந்து தொகுப்பு)
http://www.esnips.com/web/Annamarswamikathai
Ponnar-Sankar life history (real one)
Summary of the story:
In India, the local faiths and deities remains local and it never gets exposed even to the adjacent villages or frontiers. Such a one is the history of Ponnar-Sankar. The Panchapandavas of Mahabharatha have reincarnated in Kaliyuga to destroy the remnant evils forces and also to bring the penance of Goddess Periyakandi (incarnation of Goddess Parvathi) to an end. The Ponnar-Sankar were incarnations of Dharmaraja-Arjun and other three with Draupathi have also incarnated as their relatives. The history of Ponnar sankar was embedded in the lives of atleast 15 million people in Central and Western Tamil nadu. Even today at the time of Mahasivarathiri the story of Ponnar-Sankar (Annamar, i.e. brothers) was played in different places for a day to 50 days. Especially at Veerappur, were the real history occurred, more than half a million people gather in single day. Many people in western Tamil nadu have the names as “Periyasamy” and “Chinnasamy”, reminding he Annamars (elder and younger brothers) and also as “Ponnusamy” and “Sankar”. While speaking about “Ponnar-sankar”, it is inevitable to avoid the legend of Goddess Perikandiyamman and Goddess Mathukkarai Sellandiyamman (form of Ujjaini Mahakaali), as they were successive happenings. This attempt was made to summarize the whole history to the best possible extent based on the “Pichapattar” palm leaf manuscript written before 600 years, which was book printed by Mr.Sakthikanal in 1980s.
Story of Goddess Periyakandiyamman:
Lord Ganesha is with us!
A Cobra was living in the North of Kailash in a dark country and it worried about not having child. It started doing penance towards Lord Shiva to have a child. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi were surprised by the act of the cobra. Lord Shiva told Parvathi that please go and born as a child for cobra. Goddess also has born to cobra as female child with male stature. The child was called Goddess Periyakandiyamman. Goddess Parvathi in the form of Periyakandiyamman started penance to Shiva to get rid of the earthly birth. Shiva appeared and requested to Periyakandi to go to Veeramalai in the South were she find white peak called Venmudi in that hill. With that suggestion Periyakandi travels all across from Kailash to Veeramalai in down south in Central Tamil nadu. Lord Shiva have send Kannimar (Sapthamatha i.e. seven divine goddesses) as a protective ring for Goddess Periyakandi. Goddess travels to South doing lot of miracles among the people and reaches Ratnagiri Shiva temple (Iyermalai near Kulithalai, Trichy), were Iswara of Ratnagiri given a way to Veeramalai and turned Periyakandi to complete female form. Ratnagiri Iswara directed to do penance on the top of the Veeramalai until the brave Ponnar-Sankar does a Dharmayuththa to destroy the evil forces in the country.
Ponnar-Sankar history:
Ponnar Sankar story starts from their grandfathers. The chieftain of the Vazhavanthi country in Chera kingdom (part of Southern Namakkal district) was Kolaththa Gounder, eldest among the twelve brothers belong to Perungudi clan of Konga Karaala Vellalars. He and his wife Pavalaththal decides to leave their country because of the injustful brothers. They came to Mathukkarai Goddess Sellandiyamman temple and found the three Maharajas, Chera-Chola-Pandya were sitting infront of the goddess to mark their tri-nation border. Kolaththa Gounder solves the dispute and Chola Maharaja gave a country called Konad to him, for his justice. The couple went to Konadu and has found the settlements, Ponds and the agricultural lands out wastelands and made the country prosperous, which was later named as Valanad. The 11 brothers from Vazhavanthi country faced severe drought and have seeked refuge to their eldest brother in Konad in Chola kingdom. The elder brother, as a Karaalan gave refuge in the borders of his country Konad.
The couple were living prosperous but they didn’t had child and they so both of them have went to several temple to make pray God to bless with them children. They were blessed with a male child after long penance and they named him as Mannudaiya Gounder (later called as Kunnudaiya Gr.). He was little bit sluggish boy and was innocent. The couple died leaving the five year old child in their old age. After the death of the couple the 11 brothers were jealous about their eldest brother’s assets. They have droved out the innocent child from Valanad and this young child went to Aathichettipalayam (currently near Puliyur, Karur district). He went to a Chettiyar (Merchant caste) home who was selling the rice bran. After the arrival of Kunnudaiyan the Chettiar become prosperous. The Kunnudaiyan’s father has taken a promise from his brother-in-law that he should give his daughter Thamarainachi to marry Kunnudaiyan. But, Sellaththa Gounder the cousin for Kunnudaiyan was thinking to marry Thamarai to his Son, as they have droven out Kunnudaiyan. The Chola Thotti (a message announcer caste) who worked under Kolaththa Gounder has searched for Kunnudaiyan and found him in Chettiar’s house and has brought him to Thamarainachi’s house before the marriage day to Maniyankurichi.
Kunnudaiyan asked his aunt and uncle to give their daughter to marry. But they have illtreated him and have punished them for a night in cell with ants and termites. Lord Vishnu saves him in that night from the ants. Thamarai hearing the news refused to marry the alliance of Sellaththa Gounder’s son and wanted marry to Kunnudaiyan. Finally, she married Kunnudaiyan. After marriage, Thamarai was ill-treated by her father and son, for not acting for their wish. Thamarai made a pledge to her father that she will give birth to two male children and you will have two grand daughter and my sons will marry them and will put them in jail.
The couples came to Valanad and Kunnudaiyan went to his paternal cousin to ask for land, but they refused to give them land. Kunnudaiyan went to Chola Maharaja and have explained their situation and mentioned his father’s name. Chola Maharaja gave wastelands to Kunnudaiyan. With the help of Mayavar (Blue God Lord Vishnu) Kunnudaiyan have succeeded in his cultivation and have become prosperous. Though, the couple doesn’t have progeny. The couple has done lot of penance and prayers. The couple’s were asked in the Chidambaram temple by the god that you want children, who will live for 16 years, who will achieve allthings or children, who will live for 100 years and won’t achieve anything. Thamarai asked for the previous and she also asked the maternal blessing for all the people around them and the animals that she grew. The Lord Shiva blessed all of them. The Pacha pandavas who came to heaven after doing the Dharamayuththam in the end of Dwaparayuga were asked again to go and born in earth to reestablish the Dharma in Kaliyuga. With this wish of God, Dharamaraja-Arjuna-Draupathi has born as Ponnar-Sankar-Arukkani Thangam, Bheema as Sambuhan to Chola Thotti and Nagula-Sahadeva as Cousin brothers to Kunnudaiyan. The jealousy cousins of Kunnudaiyan’s tried to kill the two boys of Thamarai through Kuppayi in their delivery. But, with the blessing of Lord Vishnu they escaped the death and they emerged through left and right ribs of Thamarai and were brought up by Goddess Sellandiyamman for five years. The couples were left with girl Arukkani alone.
Goddess Sellandi brings back their two sons, Ponnar-Sankar to Kunnudaiyan. Thamarai shares all their life hard experiences. Ponnar and Sankar (Annamar) revenged their cousin fathers and mothers for punishing their father and mother. Annamar while playing with the children of the hunting people (Veduvars) they shows their bravery and succeeds them several times. Once, Thamarai have made a pledge to Thalaiyur Kaali (The Veduva Raja) that she eradicates the Veduva kula for his misbehavior. So, the bravery and the doings of Annamar created restlessness in Thalaiyur (West of Konad). Suddenly, the parents die and Ponnar-Sankar rule Valanad under the gods grace. They show their bravery to the Chola Maharaja, who seeks their help for protecting the borders of kingdom. Meanwhile the Thalaiyur Kaaliraja plunders Valanad and Annamar defeats them with their bravery. Annamar marries Muththayi and Pavalayi and jails them as per the wish of their parents.
Samabuhan and Cousin sons and all the incarnation join together in Valanad. The Thalaiyur Kaaliraja plans to kill Ponnar and Sankar. He uses the Thattan (Carpenter), who goes to Valanad and criticizes Ponnar for taking his Golden bowl and returning the wooden one. Ponnar promises that to prove his truthfulness he will do anything that Thattan asks to do. Thattans plans to kill him in the pond and he asks Ponnar to enter inside the inlet of the pond and come out through outlet of the pond. Thattans tries to put stone on his head, while Ponnar comes outside. But, Ponnar escapes his plans and Thattans was cursed by his own mother that his entire lineage will born handicapped.
After that incident, the Veduva Kaaliraja directly attacks Valanad and Ponnar-Sankar-Sambuhan-Cousin sons started their war against the Veduva army at Veerappur. Finally both of them started destroying all Veduvas as per their mother’s pledge. But, Mayavar (Lord Vishnu) sees this and gives lives to Veduvas one side. Mayavar finally, let an arrow on Sankar and Sankar considered this arrow as disregard for his bravery and a palm leaf comes to him that he should turn back to heaven. So, Sankar leaves his life. Following the Sambuhana nd cousin sons die in another side. Ponnar also does a promise that they won’t uproot the Veduvar kula and diesoff.
The Thalaiyur Kaaliraja attacks the Valanad fort and Arukkani thangam knows these happening to her brother through her virtues and she burns the Valanad fort along with her brother’s wives, to save their purity. Finally, she searches for Annamar and reaches the Padukalam (War-zone) and she screams out there. Her screaming disturbs Goddess Periyakandi, who is doing penance for yugas together waiting for arrival of Ponnar-Sankar and to see their bravery to protect Dharma. Goddess sent different animals to kill Arukkani, who disturbed her penance. Finally, she came down and has seen the war-zone and asks Arukkani about the happening. She explains her history and Periyakandi realizes everything and asks Arukkani to do a homa and sprinkle holy water on the dead people. Arukkani performs homa herself and sprinkles holy water and all the dead people have raised up. Lord Vishnu comes in to the picture and tells Arukkani that if the dead people rose the earth can’t bear the load. Then all the people die. The incarnations of Panchapandavas go to heaven again and Goddess Periyakandi also attains the Kailash as her penance came to end.
From then Ponnar sankar comes to earth every year to get their Pooja from the people at Veerappur temple. This pooja is performed every year and the same Padukalam was performed by the people with very conscious way. This attracts atleast one million people in a week during the time of Mahasivarathri every year. The Annamr story was played through western Tamil nadu in several places and the worship was done with care for many centuries.
Controversies in MK’s book Ponnar Sankar and his film:
The above history was documented very well through Palm leaf manuscripts and Annamar story displayers in Tamil nadu. But M.Karunanidhi have changed the whole story by changing the name of the few characters and also by introducing new characters, by removing the spiritual and god associated scenes in his book. He tried to hide the incarnation stories and showed the gods as a normal man. He has even changed backbone of the story not more than brotherly quarrel.
In the changing globalization scenario, the story displayers have dwindled and the story have disappeared from the villages except from the old people’s mind. Today’s younger generation almost don’t have any clue over the story. In this junction, M.Karunanidhi’s book has displaced the old story and his imagined book “Ponnar-Sankar” tried to get in to the younger minds, as history. In the visual medium, this idea will penetrate in to all minds of the younger generation and this divine happening of “Padukalam” and the spirituality of the Western Tamil nadu will disappear. The Annamar being the caretaking gods of several communities in Western Tamil nadu will become nomore, if this fake story enters the mainstream media. So, M.Karunanidhi’s book and the film Ponnar-Sankar were bannable one, without next thought
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