Which of the following statements about Velunachiyar are correct?

Velunachiyar was the daughter of Sellamuthu Sethupathy.

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Velunachiyar was killed in the raid held in 1772.

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Velunachiyar escaped to Virupachi in 1772.

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Velunachiyar with the help of Puli Thevar recaptured Sivagangai.

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Solution

The correct options are
A Velunachiyar was the daughter of Sellamuthu Sethupathy.
C Velunachiyar escaped to Virupachi in 1772.
Velunachiyar was born in 1730 and was the daughter of Raja Sellamuthu Sethupathy of Ramanathapuram. During a raid by the East India Company in 1772 under Lieutenant Colonel Bon Jour and the Nawab, she escaped along with her daughter to Virupachi.

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