It is believed that the Tamil (Brahmi) scripts discovered in Keezhadi

It is believed that the Tamil (Brahmi) scripts discovered in Keezhadi, and Korkai (Tamil Nādu, Indian subcontinent) represent the earliest known scripts. In fact, even before these discoveries, in 1972, during a survey led by Siran Deraniagala in Anuradhapura, Tamil Eelam, Tamil (Brahmi) inscriptions were found on a pottery sherd, dating back to the 7th–5th century BC. The inscription #தயா_குட appeared on the pottery, which translates to

“This is Daya’s jug.” This is no ordinary water jug; it is an irrefutable marker of Tamil presence on the Ceylon Island for millennia, proving the Tamils as the first nation of Ceylon island. – According to Pali literature, Vijaya’s arrival in Ceylon is placed around the 6th century BC, whereas the water jug ( Panaiyot ) is dated to the 7th-5th century BC. Sinhala archaeologist Siran Deraniagala has conceded that a group of people who were proficient in the Tamil language inhabited the island at the time of Vijaya’s arrival.

However, his deliberate avoidance of labeling these individuals ethnicity as Tamils points to an intentional attempt to create ambiguity about their ethnicity and it reflects strongly on his lack of professionalism in his historical analysis. History of Eelam