Dear Sethu Madhavan Many Jaffna Tamils have Chola blood in them that is a well known fact. especially its Vellalar(Hindu and Christian) population makes up around 50% of the northern Tamils.I still have my family tree on my paternal side.which goes back to several centuries, both my father's family both maternal and paternal is directly decended from the same ancestor. Ne was the youngest son of the Chola king's last wife. He was sent to Jaffna when a Chola Princess married in to the Jaffna Royal family. He was part of the retinue that accompanied her.. The Pandyans had a lot of alliqances with the Sinhalas,However the Cholas were very closely connected to the native Eelam Tamils and many had blood tied with them. This is true to the NOrth of Sri Lanka and the Trincomalee area, Especially in the Jaffna region. However in the East most Tamils belong to the Mukkuva community and are more closer to the people of present day Kerala. However the Eastern Vellalars are of the same stock as the Jaffan Velllars.
