had behaved properly and thereby “saved himself from ruin”. Upon a verification of accounts Jackson was convinced that Kattabomman had cleared most of the arrears, leaving only pagodas as balance to be settled. Denied of courtesy, the palayakkarar and his minister Sivasubramania Pillai had to stand before the arrogant collector. Finally he directed them to stay inside the Ramanathapuram fort.
Now a few sepoys appeared, apparently to arrest Kattabomman. But they escaped. At the gate of the fort a clash occurred, in which some including Lieutenant Clarke were killed. Siva subramania Pillai was taken prisoner but Kattabomman made his escape.
After his return to Panchalamkurichi, Kattabomman wrote to the Madras Council blaming the attitude of Jackson for the scuffle. In the meantime Governor Edward Clive had issued a proclamation, inviting the palayakkarar to submit to the authority of the Company. In the event of surrender he assured a fair investigation into the Ramanathapuram incident. If he compromise formula of the Englishmen, died under mysterious circumstances.
Velu Nachiyar became sick and died in three years later in1796. Veera Pandiya Kattabomman While Velu Nachiyar was fighting the British and engaging their complete attention on Ramanathapruam and Sivagangai, Veera Pandiya Kattabomman’s resistance against the British was on progress. Kattabomma Nayak was the playakkarar of P a n c h a l a m k u r i c h i . Kattabomman Nayak was a family title.
The chieftain of the Colonel Heron’s time was Jagaveera Kattabomman, the grandfather of Veera Pandiya Kattabomman. This Veera Pandiya Kattabomman, born in , became the palayakkarar on the death of his father. The collection of tribute continued to be a problem as there was a constant tussle between the Company and the southern palayakkarars. In September as the tribute from Panchalamkuriuchi fell into arrears, Collector Jackson wrote to Veera Pandiyan in his characteristic arrogance.
The country experienced a severe drought, in consequence of which the palayakkarars found it difficult to collect taxes. Collector Jackson wanted to send an expedition to punish Veera Pandiyan but the Madras administration did not agree. The Company had already