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Veeran Alagumuthu Kone,Irunakattukottai,The first freedom fighter in TamilNadu Dheeran Chinnamalai (1756%u20131805), One of the first Freedom Fighter from Kongu Nadu. Kattabomman (1760%u20131799), One of the first Freedom Fighter from Thirunelveli. Maruthu Pandiyar, One of the first Freedom Fighter. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (1872%u20131936), Freedom Fighter, who launched the first Indian ship on Indian waters under British Rule. Subramanya Bharathy (1882%u20131921), Revolutionary poet and Freedom Fighter. V. Kalyanasundaram (1883%u20131953), Scholar and Freedom Fighter. Subramanya Siva, Freedom Fighter. Sathyamoorthy, Freedom Fighter and Indian National Congress Leader. Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar (1908%u20131965), Freedom Fighter and All India Forward Bloc Leader. Thiruppur Kumaran, Freedom Fighter. Champakaraman Pillai, Freedom Fighter. QUID-E-Milath Mohamed Ismail, Freedom Fighter, Member of Parliament and was the President of Indian Muslim League. Lakshmi Sahgal, A Colonel in the Indian National Army. (she is a tamilian, her father's name is D. Swaminathan). Vanchinathan, A freedom fighter from Thirunelveli.
------ I am not a Tamilian but am proud of all those Indians who stood up for our nation. The minimum you can do is have respect for your fellow Indians.
