I started reading this Novel by Dhivakar today. While I was reading the introduction part, I see that Dhivakar has attempted to clarify the open ends in Ramanuja & Koorathazhwan episodes. That was really interesting. In fact his assessment that AdhiRajendra could have been the Kirumi Kanda Chozhan, goes well with all logical reasonings. The fact that Historians have accepted that AdhiRajendra had a severe disease during his end times and also the original Chozha dynasty came to end after him, goes well with the traditional Vaishnavite accounts like "Koil Ozhugu" and "Guru Parampara" etc.
However only one thing that is still unclear is that, the traditional accounts, while describing the return of Ramanuja to Srirangam, observes that, Ramanuja returned after Kulothunga's death (let us accept the name as Kulothunga for argument sake) and his son, Vikrama observed that his father erred in trying to remove Vaishnavism. (I had reported those lines in the previous messages).
Assuming that the name Kulothunga, could be a misnomer, I wonder how the mention of Vikrama Chozha, the actual successor also could be a misnomer. However, if Kulothunga I is considered as Kirumi Kanda Chozhan, then obviously, the Chozha dynasty did not end with him and this goes well for AdhiRajendra. (Yappaa..!!!! Thalaya Sutthudhuppa)
So it is really confusing right now as to who is actually Kirumi Kanda Chozhan, Kulothunga I or AdhiRajendra? Discounting Kulothunga I due to his well recorded affiliations to Vinnagarams, one could well conclude, like Dhivakar, that AdhiRajendra was the actual guy, which leaves us wondering only on 2 untied knots.
1. How come the successor is recorded as Vikrama Chozha in the traditional accounts while in reality Kulothunga I should have been the successor, instead the Kirumi Kandan's name is mentioned as Kulothunga I
2. If AdhiRajendra was the Kirumi Kanda Chozha, he was in rule only for two years. But the accounts talk about Ramanuja being in exile for more than 2 years definitely, while actually they record it as 12 years. If he was in exile for 12 or 2 years, he could have come back only during Kulothunga-I's time and not Vikrama Chozhas time.
I presume that, if the above two knots are untied, then the mystery of Who is Kirumi Kanda Chozhan could be easily concluded.