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Ondiveeran Pagadai
Born	Ondiveeran Pagadai Nerkattumseval, Tirunelveli, British India
Died	20 August 1771
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Freedom fighter

Ondiveeran Pagadai (or Ondi Veeran) (died 20 August 1771)^[1] was an Indian commander-in-chief who fought against the British East India Company in Tamil Nadu.^[2]

Ondiveeran came from the Arunthathiyar community and is viewed by them as a hero. Pressure from the Arunthathiyars led the Government of Tamil Nadu to build a memorial to him in Tirunelveli district.^[3] The foundation stone for the memorial was laid in 2011.^[4]

India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp of denomination ₹5, released by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N.Ravi featuring Ondiveeran in 2022.^[5]

In the mid-2000s, the schedule caste of Tamil Nadu petitioned the government to establish a memorial to Ondiveeran. This petitioning included public protests.^[6] The foundation stone for the memorial, costing ₹4,900,000, was laid in 2011 by Minister for Information and Public Relations Parithi Ilamvazhuthi.