{"id":141694,"date":"2024-05-02T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=141694"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:46:58","slug":"brief-history-of-tamils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2024\/05\/02\/brief-history-of-tamils\/","title":{"rendered":"BRIEF HISTORY OF TAMILS"},"content":{"rendered":"

L.K.N. PERERA\u00a0 <\/strong>( LL.B Cey)<\/strong>\u00a0 Attorney at law,\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

L.K.N. PERERA\u00a0 ( LL.B Cey)\u00a0 Attorney at law,\u00a0 Labour Consultant, Ex-Senior Deputy\u00a0 Registrar, Supreme Court,\u00a0\u00a0 Ex Judicial Officer,Ex-President. Lanka Academic Association , Ex Director Waste Management Authority,<\/strong> Co -Chairma- Seruvila\u00a0 Mangala Maha Chaityawardena\u00a0 Samitiya .\u00a0\u00a0 Advisory Committee Member of All Ceylon Buddhist Congress. Co-Founder Kataragama\u00a0 Wallimathagama Ama Sisila, Mahameuna\u00a0 Asapuwa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karu Jayasuriya Esq,
Former Speaker,
Meerigama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am heavily perturbed by your recent statement that you are going to construct a Hindu Kovil at the Kurundi Vihara   site  which was earlier administered by  late  Venerable   Sumedankara  Maha  Thero of Seruvila Temple during his life time.  I believe  that  as a  Buddhist leader you should be ashamed  to  make such an irresponsible  statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am raising this question whether you are going to do the  same, if these Malabar coolies demand a Kovil at Seruvila Temple Premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that  Koneswaram Temple  at  Trincomalee was constructed after demolishing  three Buddhist Temples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am attaching a 3 page document  which speaks of  the brief history of  Malabar coolies now named as  Ceylon Tamils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that birth rate of Muslims are so high that they have exceeded 30% of today\u2019s population.  Surely a Muslim would become the President of this country in the year 1937 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to know what steps you have taken to prevent  this situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L.K.N.Perera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Hon Chief Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Hon Mahanayakas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Hon President<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Hon Prime Minister<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. President All Ceylon Buddhist Congress<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    BRIEF  HISTORY OF TAMILS IN SRI  LANKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1.  Tamils in Sri Lanka  formerly called Malabars are  similar  to   Rohingias in   Minemar. They are foreigners.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      • When  Burma ( now Mienmar ) became  independent,  the new  government  chased  them  out  from its soil.   Even today  the Mienmar Government is chasing  them out.   However Sinhalese  leaders including  Sir D.S.Senanayke the first Prime Minister of Ceylon  tolerated  the  presence of  these Malabars .  Our leaders  failed to nip in the bud  and  the Sinhalese are still suffering  not due to any fault  of them  but due to  fault of their leaders.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                3)   Tamils  have less than 350 years history in Sri Lanka.  They were earlier known as Malabars.  In the year 1901, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam the first Ceylonese Registrar General  changed their name  as  Ceylon Tamils.  Reason for this change was  very clear. The term  \u2018Malabar\u2019  gave the  impression that they were  foreigners in Sri Lankan soil.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

         4)        Who is Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam.   He is said  to  be  a grand son of a  toilet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        cleaner of a Dutch Officer in Jaffna Fort during  Dutch period.  Sub serving the Dutch and British his  family rose up to aristocratic level  similar  to Bandanayake family.           <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • These Malabars  were brought to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka )  by Dutch and British rulers  as coolies and slaves for tobacco  cultivation and toddy tapping in Jaffna Peninsula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          •   Balthies a Dutch Calvinist Priest who lived in Jaffna in the  year 1650 to 1665 says that Dutch brought 10,000 Malabar slaves and coolies from  Tanjor, a South Indian City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • However Dutch  did  not  recognize  them  as natives of  Sri Lanka, then called Ceylon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Even  the early British  administration  did  not  recognize  these  Malabars  as natives of Sri Lanka.   <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                      This is how they were identified by Captain Robert Percival  who was a member of the British  Team that took over the island from Dutch Authorities in  the  year 1796.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                ( An Account of the Island of Ceylon 1803\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  There is also a race  of Malabars formed here  somewhat differing in their appearance  from those on the continent. These different tribes of foreign settlers greatly exceeded in number  of the native Ceylonese in the District of Jaffna.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Here   the interpretation of the words \u2018 greatly exceeded\u2019 is  important.   If  Percival has used the word \u2018exceeded\u2019 only,  we have to presume that foreign Malabar population was just over 50%  of Sinhalese population in Jaffna.  As  he has used   the words  \u2018greatly exceeded\u201d   we have to presume  that more than 75%  or  80%  in Jaffna  population  was  Malabar coolies by the time Jaffna was taken over by British from Dutch authorities..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This is   crystal  clear  proof   that present Tamil population in Jaffna are  descendants of these  Malabar coolies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                See Page 59  the book  \u2018Eelam Exposed\u2019   for further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                •         Even the Government Agent of Jaffna ( Ackland Dyke ) in the year 1829 confirmed the above   identification and further said that they were only migrant labourers in the following words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  On 29<\/strong>th<\/sup> January 1830  Jaffna Collector gave evidence before the Colebrook Commission  and said<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                   \u2018In Jaffna Peninsula there is no permanent population, permanent settlements and permanent cultivations. Malabars who are temporarily resident are engaged in Tobacco cultivation, fisheries and trade\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                               See my book Eelam Exposed – Page  58 for further details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1.     Thesawalamai Law is not  an ancient law  as claimed by  these Tamil coolies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    Late  Dr. Suriya Gunasekara  has found  that  it was just a reproduction of  a  German Tribal law  named Jus Mandas\u201d  ,  a  tribal law  operative in Holland at that time. Otherwise how can there be references to  Christian marriages to pagans. As we  all know  Christianity  came to Sri Lanka with the arrival of Portugsuese only  ( AD 1505 )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    1.  Queros  a  Portuguese  historian says that Sankili 11  forcibly  took over the  Jaffna Crown from  \u2018Levke Bandara\u2019 a three year old infant.Levek Bandar\u2019s custodian was Weerasundara Mudali.  Sankili 11 was not a Tamil  but  a priced hailed  from Great Parakamabahu clan.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                      1.  Balthies says  that beyond  Pacchirapalli of Jafffna Peninsula  , it was the kingdom of Rajasinghe 11. Pachchirapalli  was the Dutch Boundary.   This is clear proof that these Malabar (  Tamil ) coolies have encroached  Mulative , Kilinochhi and Vavunia Districts during the British period. In such a situation how could these coolies claim these districts as their motherland  and there existed a Kovil at Kurundi  from time immemorial.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                        1. Our Chritain Historians  namely   Dr.G.C.Mendis and Professor M.B.D.Silva of Peradeniya University have deliberately  hidden  the Jaffna true history.    Educated Sinhalese leaders such as Sir D.B.Jayatilleke and Professor  Malalasekera have acted as deaf and dumb people . Tragedy  is that  they did not expose the myth of Eelam  and Sinhalese have lost their inborn  rights in the North and East.                            <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                As explained in my book the descendants of these Malabar coolies and slaves have distorted  the true history of this country and  created  a bogus history  and misled the whole world . Even former Indian Prime Minister Rajive Ghandi too was deceived by them.  If he knew the bogus nature of their claim, surely he would not have signed 1987  Ragive JR Pact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                   I went through all the statements of Sir Ponnambalam Arunahalam and S.J.V.Chelvanayakam, the two pioneers of Eelam struggle. It appears that their main aim is to form a Global Tamil Empire. Please note that in such a situation there will be no Sri Lanka or India. Therefore Indian leaders have to be extremely cautious  in handling this Tamil issue in Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          L.K.N.Perera.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          CC  1) Hon Chief Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                 2) President Ranil Wickramasinghe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                 2) Canadian Hig Commissioner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                 3) British High Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                 4) Ambassador USA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          L.K.N. PERERA\u00a0 ( LL.B Cey)\u00a0 Attorney at law,\u00a0 \u00a0 L.K.N. PERERA\u00a0 ( LL.B Cey)\u00a0 Attorney at law,\u00a0 Labour Consultant, Ex-Senior Deputy\u00a0 Registrar, Supreme Court,\u00a0\u00a0 Ex Judicial Officer,Ex-President. Lanka Academic Association , Ex Director Waste Management Authority, Co -Chairma- Seruvila\u00a0 Mangala Maha Chaityawardena\u00a0 Samitiya .\u00a0\u00a0 Advisory Committee Member of All Ceylon Buddhist Congress. Co-Founder Kataragama\u00a0 Wallimathagama […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forum","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141694\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}