बिथांमोनखौ तामिल हादोरनि सिनायमोनै महरै नायनाय जायो, जायफ्रा चेरा, पान्ड्या आरो च'लनि गोजाम सारिफोरजों जेबो सोमोन्दो गैया।
They are seen to be "strangers to the Tamil country", unrelated to the ancient lines of Cheras, Pandyas and Cholas.