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 previously a Palayam and is most famous as the birthplace of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, an 18th-century Palayakarrar ('Polygar') who resisted British colonial rule in the region and its revenue-gathering practices.