Question

Dheeran Chinnamalai -

How did Dheeran Chinnamalai earn the title “Chinnamalai”?

Answer 1

The tax money collected by Tipu’s Diwan was confiscated by Theerthagiri (original name of Dheeran Chinnamalai) While returning to Mysore. He let Diwan go by instructing him to tell his sultan that “Chinnamalai” who is between Sivamalai and Chennimalai was the one who took away taxes. Thus he gained the name “Dheeran Chinnamalai”.