| Tiruppur Kumaran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kumaresan 1904 Chennimalai, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 1932 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Indian independence movement |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Religion | Hindu |
Tiruppur Kumaran (Tamil: திருப்பூர் குமரன்)(Birth name:OKSR Kumaraswamy Mudaliar) (1904–1932), was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement. Kumaran was born in Chennimalai, a small town in the Erode District in Tamil Nadu region of south India. Kumaran died from injuries sustained from a Police assault during a protest march against the British colonial government on January 11, 1932. Kumaran died holding the flag of the Indian Nationalists, which had been banned by the British.[1]
Kumaran was Tirupur's contribution to the Congress movement. He founded Desa Bandhu Youth Association. He gave his life defending the Congress flag. The government has erected his statue in a park by the railway station in Tirupur.
Kumaran is revered as a martyr in Tamil Nadu and is known by the epithet Kodi Kaththa Kumaran - Kumaran who saved the Flag.[2]
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A commemorative stamp was issued in October 2004, on his 100th birth anniversary.[3] His statue in Tirupur is used as a focal point for public demonstrations.[4]