The Sanatana Dharma was an intruder into Tamil Culture, it was imposed by the Brahmins who crossed over th India through the Khyber Pass, say the Rationalists and The self-styled scholars of Tamil.
Yes , it was imposed to such an extent that the early Tamil literature Ahanaanuru records that the Chera King Udiyan Cheralaathan offered Tharpana to the people killed in the Mahabharata war.
While Scholars of the West ans some Indians are prepared to accept Homer's Iliad and Odysseus, the City of Troy, the same courtesy is not extended to Indian Sources,Puranas and Tamil Litrature.
Evidence pointing the existence of Kumari Kandam , a Super continent abounds in Tamil Literature .
Sanskrit texts allude to this.
The Sankalpa of Hindus say, Bharathak Kande' not Kumarik Kande.
That there was a very rich culture in existence , south of Vindyas and that they had close relationship with Sanatana Dharma is evident.
Mahabharata quotes a list of Tamil Kings who attended Draupadi's Swayamvara.
The Tamil kings are named in the marriage ceremony of Lord Rama.
In Damayanti's Swayamvara, the Tamil Kings are named.
Tamil literature , especially Silappathikaram, Manimekalai has copious references to Kumari Kandam.
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