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he belongs to sub caste of yadavs
He is Kongu Vellala Gounder, it is a caste followed in Southern India
kongu vellalars orgin from velluthakala nairs
Yes they are rulers.best example is valvil ori is king who have beaten by velir mannan malayaman velir.kongu vellalar actually belongs to gangai kuzham i mean kongai kuzhathai serndha suryavamsa karalarhal.and kalingaraya gounder is padaithalabadhi of chera mannan.they are ancient kshathriyas who have talented in using old archery weapon.and lot of kings also there in velir.
i think both are equal......gounders are economically and politacally dominanat in western tamilnadu.....
Actor Surya belongs to Kongu Vellala Gounder caste which is prominent in west Tamil Nadu; His birthplace Coimbatore is the major city of the west Tamil Nadu. His caste's prominent occupation is agriculture.He is yadav too.
Thevars are superior caste people(sathriya's) who have ruled all over the tamil nadu since the begining of tamil country.thevar the world leterally means gods in tamil and sanskrit. kounders are basicallyt tamil formers(thats why they called as "Vellala" gounder) raised their life value after the fall of pandya and chola's (after 15 th century circa.).both the castes are maintaining their own value and culture .
Saiva Vellala Mudaliars and Saiva Pillais are equal to the vellala gounders.
Kongu Vellala Gounders were classified as aForward Caste at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as a Backward Class in 1975. They are rulers of kongu region.
1)Thevar is majority of tamilnadu (including three subcaste .there are kallar,maravar,agamudyar) 2)vanniyar second majority caste of tamilnadu(all sub caste ) 3)Then, kongu gounder..
Kongu Nadu's population is 15,700,000.