manlion
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Sinhala script has originated from the Brahmi script. You can call it Tamil Brahmi if you like to. It is just the way it is. It doesn't mean Tamils were native inhabitants of Sri Lanka.
It is obvious that Sinhalese were highly influenced by the Tamil culture. But it doesn't mean Tamils were the original inhabitants of the island. There are no evidence to support such a theory. Tamilnadu being just few kilometers away from Sri Lanka is not a justifiable evidence. Otherwise England should belong to French.
The Celts and Anglo Saxons occupying England had their origins in Europe -
The Celts were a group of tribal societies tied by similar language, religion and culture in Iron Age and Medieval Europe. Celtic culture began to develop as early as 1200 BC and spread through migration to the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe.“Celtic" refers to people descended from one of the current Celtic regions on the western extremities of Europe. Each of these regions has retained much of its indigenous culture and distinctive language throughout the centuries..
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/a-guide-to-identifying-the-celtic-regions
the above can be applied to Ceylon's history
Due geographical proximity Tamils' cultural and racial influence on Sinhala cannot be denied by Sinhala Utranationalists e.g Sinhalas of the Karava/Govigama caste (i.e 70 % of the Sinhala pop) were ex-Pandyans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Karavas