Nayak dynasty
Kunchitigas are also found in interior parts of Tamil Nadu. Wodeyars were frequently battling Madurai Nayakars and had briefly won Dindigal and Theni after Chanda Sahib got rid of the Madurai Nayak dynasty (1736). Hyder Ali was sent to govern the land by the Mysore King (1755). Kunchitigas are believed to have gotten land grants in Dindigal and Theni then. They are also associated with the expansion of the Dindigal fort.