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Tirupur Kumaran Memorial Day 2023

Tirupur Kumaran Memorial Day is observed on 11th January. He died from injuries sustained from a police assault on the banks of the Noyyal River in Tirupur during a protest march against the British government on 11 January 1932.

  • He founded the DesaBandhu Youth Association and led protests against the British. 

Who is Tiruppur Kumaran?

  • Kumaran or Kumarasamy Mudaliyar also known as Tiruppur Kumaran or Kodi Kaatha Kumaran was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter who participated in the Indian independence movement.
  • Tiruppur Kumaran was born on 4 October 1904 in Chennimalai in Madras Presidency, British India.
  • On 11 January 1932, he died from injuries sustained from a police assault on the banks of the Noyyal River in Tiruppur during a protest march against the British government.
  • His parents were Nachimuthu Mudaliyar and Karuppaayi.
  • He was given rise to the epithet Kodi Kaatha Kumaran in Tamil which means “Kumaran who protected the flag”.
  • In October 2004, India post issued a commemorative stamp on his 100th birth anniversary.

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