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Tirutakkatevar was a Tamil Jain poet who wrote Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature. He, as a local king, also supported Kambar, one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.

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  1. "Tamizh Amudham". Boston University. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. Krishnamachari, Suganthy (12 October 2017). "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
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