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scribed for each. In this design the Aryan priests succeeded so well, that the Tamils whether kings or nobles, rich or poor, learned or ignorant, all have become thorough slaves no only to the Aryan priests but also to all who have joined the Aryan fold and bear the name of brahmin. After this the further work of vilifying the Tamils was made much easier, and all those who, in course of time, styled themselves brahmins discovered it, to their great benefit and glory, to efface the three grades of distinctions into which their prede- cessors classed the Tamils and to put them all together under the generic term 'Sudra' which means but the contemptuous menials as a whole. But in the Tamil country nobody will call himself a Sudra, or a Vaisya or a Kshatriya. The Tamils are either agricultur- ists or traders, artisans or labourers; every class of people follows a hereditary profession and calls themselves by the name of that profession. But quite recently a great mania has taken possession of some classes of people whose professions though much useful are looked upon as low by brahmins and their imitators, to bring themselves under the Aryan appellations of brahmin, kshatriya and vaisya and escape being called the Sudra. This mania is setting one class against the other and breeds enmity and arrogance in each. All this mischief and injustice of classifying the Tamils who are above such caste iniquities, are exposed in the body of this treatise and remedial measures suggested.
Unfortunately owing to the influfence of brahmins, European scholars devoted their attention exclusively to Sanscrit and have acquired the most amazing mastery in it. Had they spent half so much labour on ancient Tamil classics, the result would have been more fruitful, more accurate and more enlightening in the study of ancient Indian history, Philosophy and religion.My truth dispel false- hood and love overcome hate and God who is both truth and lvoe illumine our understanding!
The Sacred Order of love, Pallavaram 20, July, 1927
Vedachalam
