Vannakkan Saathanar

Vannakkan Sāthanār (Tamil: வண்ணக்கஞ் சாத்தனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period to whom verse 43 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Biography.
Vannakkan Saathanar was a poet from the late Sangam period that corresponds between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE. He was known for his erudition in Sanskrit. He also did a comparative study on Tamil and Sanskrit.
View on Valluvar and the Kural.
Vannakkan Saathanar has authored verse 43 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus: