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Posted: Jul 08 2012 (11:09)
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Last Response: Jul 12 2012 (00:11)
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11 Public Posts - Sun Jul 08, 2012
Chennai- The land on which the Fort. St. George was built and the surrounding lands were purchased by the British (East. India Company) from a local chieftain by name CHENNAVEERAPPA NAIK. Hence it was named Chennaipattinam (Chennai). Incidentally the famous Chennakeshava Perumal temple is located in Melkote,near Mandya and not in Chennai.
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