Tiruvarur Manuneethi Cholan History

A young Chola Prince son of king Manuneethi Cholan went around the city by a chariot. The people of the city gave him a warm welcome by beating drums and pipes.
A calf threatened by hearing this huge sound, jumped and ran here and there. Finally it had fallen down under the wheel of the Prince’s chariot. The wheel had crushed the calf.
King Manuneethi Cholan came to know, that the carelessness of his son has caused the death of the calf. So, he wanted to punish his son for the convict of the calf’s murder.
He killed his son by the same manner how the calf was killed. This can be referred in Cillappathikaram