Panchalankurichi was once a Palayam and is best known as the birthplace of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, an 18th-century Palayakarrar ('Polygar'), who opposed the British East India Company governance in the area and its revenue-raising methods.
Panchalankurichi was formerly a Palayam and is renowned as the birthplace of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, a 18th-century Palayakarrar ('Polygar') who opposed British colonial authority in the area and its methods for collecting revenue.