Oomai Durai’s reward for ‘purest patriotism’ was to grace the gallows

Though overshadowed by his sibling Kattabomman, the silent but feared warrior has been accorded a pre-eminent position in both British records and southern ballads for continuing the rebellion at Panchalankurichi after his brother’s death

from The Hindu - India https://ift.tt/BEpvxFV