After the valiant Ezhini, was killed in this battle at Sellur. The Magadha army marched forward to Azhandhurvel to fight with Thithiyan and at Mogoor at Pandya Border.
This was a great fight put up at these places and Maurya Army suffered many loses and had to retreat. Having lost confidence the entire troops went back to Pazhi, in Tulu Nadu to prepare for a massive attack. This included the laying of Road for the troops and chariots to march forward.
That this point comes our great Chola hero, illanchetchenni, he thinks right to have not to leave the fight in hands of smaller Kings and thus Cheras and Pandyas and other petty kings join the leadership of illanchetchenni and awaits the attack from Mauryan side.
The Mauryan arme took three years to prepare for the next fight and then came back. there was a massive fight put by Tamils and the Mauryan army retreated this time, Tamil army, drove them to Pazhi and illanchetchenni, sorrounded Pazhi fort, "Pazhi Mutrugai".
Then the army entered the fort and killed many soldiers and thus emerged victoriuos.
This defeated made Ashoka and infact every others, to never look back towards this valiant land.