ABSTRACT
The Conclusion considers two intertwined narratives which sought to give answers to “whatever happened” to Ramalingar in his final days, offering a finished and final ending to the story of the life and a further one which imagined his second coming. After considering these narratives and how they cement a certain version of Ramalingar for modernity, the chapter ends with some concluding reflections on what remains after these varied posthumous accounts – the legacy of Ramalingar as it persists in the Tamil region even today.
