sentences:  He was succeeded by his grandson Arumugam Thondaman.Thondaman was born in Muna Pudur, Tamil Nadu (then called Madras State) India, the son of Kumaravel Karuppaiah and Sithammai; father Karuppaiah was from Thondaman clan that lived in parts of Ramanathapuram District in India.He lived with his mother and three elder sisters in Munna pudur and he saw his father for the first time when he was seven.