Dheeran Chinnamalai was remembered on his birth anniversary on 17 April.
Facts about Dheeran Chinnamalai:
- The original name of Dheeran Chinnamalai was Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar.
- Born: April 17, 1756, near present-day Kangeyam, Tiruppur district (Tamilnadu).
- He was a master in all the arts and crafts of guerrilla warfare.
- He was a Palaiyakara (Poligar) and chieftain who was the ruler of the Kongu Nadu region.
- He helped Tipu Sultan in the war against the British and played an important role in the victories at Chitheshwaram, Mazhavalli and Srirangapatna.
- August 2, 1805: He was hanged by the British at Sankagiri Fort in Tamil Nadu.
