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- ↑ "Village Panchayat Names of KADAMALAIKUNDRU MYLADUMPARAI,THENI,TAMIL NADU". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ State Highways in Madurai District of Tamilnadu
- ↑ Velankanni Mission Church, Kadamalaikundu of Archdiocese of Madurai
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