CISF names Recruits Training Centre in Arakkonam after Rajaditya, the Chola prince who was killed in Thakkolam

CISF names Recruits Training Centre in Arakkonam after Rajaditya, the Chola prince who was killed in Thakkolam

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: March 01 2025

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The Recruits Training Centre (RTC) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Arakkonam has been renamed Rajaditya Cholan (RTC), Thakkolam, in memory of the Chola prince. Rajwinder Singh Bhatti, Director General of the CISF, issued the order for the change of name on February 24
The battle at Thakkolam took place in 949 CE between the Cholas and Rashtrakutas. Rajaditya, the son of Parantaka I, was killed by an arrow of the Ganga prince Butuga, an ally of the Rashtrakutas.
Rajaditya earned the title ‘Yanaimel Thunjiya Devar’ (The king who died on the back of an elephant) in the Chola inscriptions at Kumbakonam and Thirunageswaram. Kalki, the author of Ponniyin Selvam, which was made into a film, also makes a reference to Yanaimel Thunjiya Devar.

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