Kumaresan

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Tiruppur Kumaran (1904 - 1932) was an Indian freedom fighter. He died from injuries sustained during a police action against the colonial British government. He was born in Tiruppur, a town in Tamil Nadu, South India, where a memorial has been raized to commemorate his sacrifice. On the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary in 2004, the Indian Government announced the release of a stamp in his honour.[1]A memorial has been constructed in his honour in Tiruppur. In 2004, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced that a bust size bronze statue will be installed at his memorial. [2]

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  1. ^ Newspaper report of the announcement of commemorative stamp release by the Government of India
  2. ^ Sanction of statue from the policy archives of Government of Tamil Nadu