The Tamil Identity in the NOrth and East and until very recently in the North west Tamil Kingdom of Jaffna which covered North Sri Lanka large parts of the present Trincomalle district and the north western Puttamla nd Chilaw areas.The East of Sri lalnka was ruled by powerful Tamil chieftans called Vannimars or Vaniimanai, however they came undeer the contrlo of the Tamil/Sinhala Nayaka kings around thr 16th to 17th century but were stil very independent. Due to this the Tamil language the HIndu religion and the Tamil identity was preserved,even the large Sinhql aminority living in these regions were Tamilised and became HIndus over the centuries. The ancient Sinhala or Tamil kings even when they captured each others areas were not interested in destroying the Sinhala or Tamil identity of their subjects as they were only interested in capturing land . this is due to the fact that most Sinhala kings were only nomnally Sinhal;a but really Tamil by blood. ( the Sinhala kings mostly udes to marry Tamil princess from South India at times Kalinga ) 2) the Sinhlas Chola Pandyan and Chra kings were all usually first cousins oor uncles and nephews. Durin gancinet times caste was more important than ethnicity so a Sinhlas and Tamil from the same caste level will intermarry with each other than into thoer lower4e caste ethnic brotheren. This anti Tamil genicidal mwnia is a recent phenomina, which is largely supported by recently Sihalised South Indian Migrants.
