The Madduraikkanji contains a full-length de- scription of Madura and the Pandyan country under Nedunjeliyan’s rule. The poet gives expression to his wish that his patron should spread the beneﬁts of his good rule all over India. He makes particular mention of the farmers and traders of a place called Muduvellilai (unidentiﬁed) as among his most loyal subjects for many generations. He also refers to the battle of Alanganam, calls his patron Lord of Korkai and the warlord of the Southern Paradavar hinting that the people of the pearl- ﬁshery coast formed an important section of his army.