At this junction, Natarajan requested V. S. Chandralekha, who was then the District Collector of South Arcot, to introduce his wife Sasikala to Jayalalithaa, who was then the Propaganda Secretary of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
The subah of Arcot was ceded to the British East India Company in 1801, and subsequently the district was split into North Arcot and South Arcot.
South Arcot and Salem vanniars under Padayachi's leadership formed Tamil Nadu Toilers party whereas vanniars from North Arcot and Chengalpattu under Naicker formed Commonweal Party.
Prior to 1993 it was part of the British-designated South Arcot district, which was in 1993 divided into Cuddalore and Villupuram districts, with Vangipuram falling into the latter.
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1213, took advantage of the confusion and strengthened his personal position by garrisoning the town of Sendamangalam in the former South Arcot district, converting it into a military stronghold.