Introduction

Tiruppur kumaran is also known as kodi katha kumaran or chennimalai kumaran

.kumaran was a indian revolutionary who participated in the indian independence
movement. Kumaran was born in chennimalai a small town in the erode district of
tamilnadu. He died in injuries sustained from a police assault near river noiyal
during a protest march against the british colonial government on January
11,1932. At the time of his Death ,he was holding the flag of indian nationalists,
which had been banned by the british.

Kumaran founded the desa bandhu youth association.the government has erected
his satue in the park by the railway station in tiruppur. Kumaran is revered as a
martyr in tamilnadu and is known by the epithet kodi katha kumaran. (kumaran
who saved the flag)

Tirupur ‘Kodi Katha’ Kumaran – The man

who held on/ saved the National Flag
October 21, 2011 Inspirational People

There are so many heroic incidents that happened during the Independence
movement against the British. One of them is the ‘Kodi Kattha Kumaran’ episode,
which I studied as a part of my Tamil language syllabus during school. ‘Kodi Kattha’
Kumaran means ‘A man (Kumaran) who saved the National Flag’.

Tirupur is a town that is situated in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. It is

very famous for its garment manufacturing/ export industries. It is also famous for
‘Tirupur Kumaran’, whose statue is in the central point of the town.
In 1932, Kumaran had organized a Dharna (Protest March) against the British in
Tirupur. He was carrying the National Flag, which was then banned by the British.
So, the British officials got angry and started assaulting the protesters, which
included Kumaran and asked him to put the flag down.

It seems, Kumaran held on to the Flag even though he was severely wounded by
the British officers. In fact, he was mortally wounded during this incident and it is
said that even when he fainted, he held on to the Flag and he never let it fall
down.

What is it about a Flag? Isn’t it supposed to be just a piece of a cloth? Isn’t it

supposed to be the symbol of a concept, than the concept itself?

In this famous video from the movie Roja, we have Arvind Swamy stopping the
Flag from getting burnt. Helped with some excellent music / fantastic lyrics, this
video might bring tears to your eyes if you are watching it for the first time.

These days, one might wonder if the association with our Flag is restricted to the
Independence day, the Republic day and a rare movie scene?

More importantly, is Nationalism as a concept slowly weaning away? It took 150

years of foreign rule to realize that we belong to a single country and we are
becoming global citizens already?

India & The European Union are two unique experiments in this world. If these
concepts don’t succeed, there can never be a unified world citizenry on equalThe
role of Tiruppur Kumaran in Indian freedom movement

Tiruppur Kumaran had played a major vital role in the Indian freedom movement.
He started "Desa Bandhu Youth Association" by grouping the youths and young
persons from Tamilnadu to struggle against the British government to get
freedom. Many persons got inspire and involved in the freedom struggle with
Tiruppur Kumaran. He conducted many protest march against the British
government in many places of Tamil Nadu. He got more inspiration from the
father our Nation Mahatma Gandhi. He followed the procedures and methods
which was suggested by Gandhiji in the Indian freedom movement. Tiruppur
Kumaran had also participated in Congress movement from the Tiruppur's
contribution.

The honors which was given to Tiruppur

Kumaran
The Tamil Nadu people are always remembering the contribution of Tiruppur
Kumaran for the freedom of India by conducting various functions and
programmes by the name of Tiruppur Kumaran. A memorial statue for Tiruppur
Kumaran was erected in the park which is very near to Tiruppur Railway station.
There is a street by his name which is called as "Kumaran Salai". There is also a
college in his name in Tiruppur and it is called as "Tiruppur Kumaran College". The
Government of India had released a commemorative stamp in his name on
October 2004 during the 100th birth anniversary of Tiruppur Kumaran. Get to
know more about Freedom fighters from Tamilnadu here!

Kumaran’s statue
Tirupur’s main road that spreads along the length and breadth of the city is
named after Kumaran. Tiruppur Kumaran Memorial Statue is one of the most
important landmarks in Tirupur , and it is located close to the centre of the city. It
is a recommended visit for anyone who is planning to go to Tirupur as it does not
entail a lot of travel and can be visited right after arriving at Tirupur by train.

The Statue is located in front of Tirupur Railway Station and as you arrive in
Tirupur by rail, you will get a quick sight of the monument .

The ending days of Tiruppur Kumaran

The great and famous freedom fighter of Tamil Nadu, Tiruppur Kumaran died on
11th January, 1932. His dead was very cruel that the Police assaulted him during
the protest against the British colonial government. He was so patriotic that he
died by holding the National flag of India which was banned by the British
government. He is also called as "Kodi Kaththa Kumaran" due to this incident.