[1][2] He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in their fight against the British East India Company.
[3] .According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First Polygar War.
[4] Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother Oomaithurai.
[5][6] In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri.
[7][8][9][10][11] He belonged to the Kudumbanar community, which is a subsect of Devendra Kula Vellalar caste, an agricultural and warrior community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.