SolutionThe correct answer is The DutchColonel Heron was urged to deal with puli Thevar as he continued to defy the authority of the company. Puli Thevar wielded much influence over the western palayakkarars. Thevar also formed a confederacy of the palayakkarars to fight the British. With the exception of the palayakkarars of sivagiri, all other Maravar palayams supported him. He is notable for fighting against the East India Company from 1759 to 1761 in India.