Indian states. There is also a large Kannada speaking community of Devangas in Tamil Nadu mainly based near the cities of Chinnalapatti , T.Kunnathur , Salem , Theni, Bodinayakanur , Kambam , Tirupur , Coimbatore , Mettupalayam, Coimbatore , Komarapalayam , Pallipalayam , Erode , Dindugal , Aruppukottai , Sulakkarai ,