Urali Gounder

Urali Gounder is the combinations of the words Ur ("land") and Al ("people"), with the word "Gounder", which means "protector of the country".

The Urali Gounder caste is a sub-caste of Gounder community found in the southern and western regions of Tamil Nadu is a caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The Urali Gounder caste where also classified as a Forward Caste (General class) at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as a Backward Class in 1975 like the Kongu Vellalar Caste.[1]

Notable people

U.Thaniyarasu, founder of Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai, is considered for Gounder and Kongu Vellalar based caste outfit party in Tamil Nadu.

References

"Looking to create a Kongu stronghold". The Hindu. 8 May 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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