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Dear THANTHAI LULA,
Don`t be scared LULA, you won`t be banned. Being confused would not amount to take any actions against you by Mr. Brown. BTW, you have always been a puzzle to me. I still cannot understand whether you are pretending dumb or you really are. [Mister Lula, it was not `SL TAMIL IDENTITY`, but individual Tamils. KI in NO UNCERTAIN terms say SL Tamil Identity emerged only after 12 CAD. Regardless of how much this hurts you, that was what KI says.] LULA, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the above statement. Neither Gamaya NOR Muchalinda NOR Prof. Indrapala denies the presence of Tamils in SL since early centuries. But they hardly constituted a continuing community, let alone their own identity. Not only Tamils, there were even Chinese wandering in the island, but none of them led to any *Permanent Settlements* in SL. That is why both Prof. Indrapala and Dr. Paranavithana stood by the opinion, [the Ceylon Tamils developed as a separate community with an identity of their own` only after the period of Cola rule at Polonnaruwa in the 11th century A.D. (Paranavithana, S.,The Kingdom of Jaffna, p.3).] What you cannot understand here LULA is difference between Tamil presence and having their own permanent settlements, which is the foundation to develop their own identity. Tamils who have had lived in the island before the 11 CAD (or more precisely 12 CAD, according to Prof. Indrapala) lived as individuals with their own south Indian identities, not as members of a Sri Lankan Tamil community with their own SL Tamil identity. This is very much like the way you live in Middle East. You live their like a Sri Lankan with a Sri Lankan identity (if you have not lost that yet) and not as a Sri Lankan Emirati (assuming you are in Emirates). LULA, do not underestimate the absence of any Brahmin Caste among Sri Lankan Tamils when majority of them are Hindus (or Saivites). To date, SL Tamils have to `import` PIRAMANARS (Brahmins) from South India as preists for their religious activities (except for SAIVAKKURUKKALS, a set of priests who are drawn from among Vellalars). Among many things, it is good for your health to understand this bold truth before speaking about any SL Tamil Identity (In a similar manner, to date Sri Lankan Buddhists living in Aus `import` Sri Lankan Buddhists Monks on special Visas to look after SL Temples in Aus). -Muchalinda . |
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