The Noyyal River, a
tributary of Cauvery, is a small river
in Western Tamil Nadu that rises from the Velliangiri hills and flows through
many villages and the cities of Coimbatore and Tirupur, finally draining into
the Kaveri River at Noyyal, a village in Karur district named after the river
itself. Its original name was Kanchinadi but changed later to the name of the
place where it drains into the Kaveri River in 1750 A.D ~ and it is on its bank, way back in 1932 a
gruesome murder by the British was staged.
Back in 2015, Tamil Nadu
government Information Minister, K T Rajenthrabhalalji announced in the State
Assembly that the birth anniversaries of
freedom fighters Veera Vanchinathan and Tirupur Kumaran would be celebrated as government functions. Birth anniversaries of freedom fighters
including Gandhi, Nehru, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bharathiyar, Dheeran
Chinnamalai and V O Chidambaranar are already being observed as State functions.
The minister told the house that State
Govt remembers those great patriots.
11th Jan is certainly a day to remember…. heard of
Chennimalai, popularly known as the 'Handloom Town' in Erode district ~ very famous for bedsheets
and other hand woven clothes. A Flag is
not merely a cloth………. it is a concept, a symbol representing the Nation
itself. Born in Chennimalai was the man,
who was later to become famous as
Tirupur Kumaran, more famously
known by the epithet ‘Kodi kaththa Kumaran,’ on this day (4th Oct)
in 1904.
Sad that this man wedded
to the cause of Nation’s freedom lived for only 28 years ~ he died with honour
proudly holding the flag; but died of
injuries in the police assault while defending the Congress flag during a
protest march against British on January 11, 1932.
Like other legendary
revolutionaries, Vanchinathan, Bharathiyar, Subrahmanya Siva, VO Chidambaranar,
Va Ve Subramaniya Iyer, Kumaran was also imbibed with the spirit and deeply
drawn in the Nationalistic freedom movement.
He founded Desa Bandhu Youth Association. He led the protest from the front at Tirupur
against the British Colonial Government on 11th Jan 1932, was fatally wounded
by baton wielding policemen. He bled to
death of the injuries sustained in the head in the police assault on the
procession, still held the flag dear to his heart ~ died defending the flag, a
la Nation, itself.
The government has erected
his statue in a park by the railway station in Tirupur. Kumaran is revered as a
martyr in Tamil Nadu and is known by the epithet Kodi Kaththa Kumaran(Kumaran
who saved the Flag). His memorial is situated on Kumaran salai, near Tiruppur
railway station. His life history and photographs are displayed here for the
public. In 2004 a postal stamp
commemorating his heroic deed was released
Long live the memory of
Kumaran and all other martyrs who sowed the seeds of freedom, which we all are
enjoying now..
with profound regards to
the martyr – S. Sampathkumar
4th Oct 2017.
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