Veerapandiya Kattabomman was an 18th-century Palayakarrar and chieftain from Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India who waged war against the British East India Company. Kattabomman was betrayed by the then ruler of the kingdom of Pudukottai Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman to the British on 1 October 1799. He was subsequently arrested at Kayathar, interrogated till 16 October 1799 and sentenced to public hanging. On 16th October 1799, he was hanged at Kayathar in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu. An Indian Naval facility has also been named after this proud fighter.
Named after the legendary Tamil freedom fighter, INS Kattabomman is the designation of the VLF-transmission facility of the Indian Navy situated at Vijayanarayanam near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. The station was commissioned on 15th February 1991 by the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nadkarni. I was fortunate to be present at the Commissioning of this Naval Station.
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