Maruthanayagam

Maruthanayagam

Maruthanayagam was named as Maruthanayagam pillai. Also called as Mohammed Yusuf Khan. He was unknown freedom fighter in our Indian history. He was born in Panaiyur-Ramanathapuram district. He became warrior in the Arcot troops later commandant for the British East Indian company. The British and Arcot Nawab used him to suppress the Palayakkaras in the South Tamilnadu. Later he was entrusted to administrating the Madurai when the Madurai Nayaks rule ended. After that Maruthanayagam was elected as a ruler of  Madurai by Britishers and Arcot Nawab. He ruled Madurai with courage and honest. 

When he ruled Madurai Arcot Nawab had hungry  for Maruthanayagam and want to dismiss his ruling. But Britishers confirm as Mararuthanayagam the ruler of Madurai. Maruthanayagam won the battle against Hyder Ali at Dindigul. But he loss the war with Puli Thevar at Nelkattumseval on 1755. But after he won the war against PuliThevar at the same place on 1760 because of his strongest army and his braveness. After that he thought about his own country and freedom. He refused to obey the orders of Britishers. They had hungry for Maruthanayagam and warned sivierly. But Maruthanayagam never afraid of them. This was happened on 1763. Then he had alliance with  Hyder Ali and French troops and fought against Britishers. 

Britishers had hungry and arrested Maruthanayagam while he was prayed at Darka on 13th October 1764. On October 15- 1764 Maruthanayagam hang by rope three times under the mango tree at Sammattipuram. His body was burried many places in Tamilnadu. His body was burried Sammattipuram-Madurai. His head burried at Trichy. His hand burried at Tanjavur. His leg burried at Periyakulam. Enemies afraid of his body so that they do like this. All Indians proud of Maruthanayagam. He was an unknown freedom fighter in our history.