Bishop Thomas of Cana, Nasrani History, Southist- Northist, Thekkumbhagar

Sorry Phil. You knows the answer here. Today …

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Comment posted Arrival of Thomas of Cana ( Bishop Thomas of Cana ?), History and references about Southist Community (Thekkumbhagar – Knanaya ) by varghese mani.

Sorry Phil. You knows the answer here.
Today the Knanaya community as a whole is living a lie.
Clearly you have nothing to do with the Jewish people. There is a lot of noise made by the Knas. But there is hardly any truth. Knas are descendents of the Vellalla Chettys from Tamil Nadu, who were forced to escape the persecution from the locals (for being Christians). Even the community’s name is indicative of this. If you are southists that means you came from south, or else we northists cannot be here.
So the Knas are undeniably St. Thomas Christians, but the much touted Jewishness is a myth, a lie.
As always, the body never lies. It is really unfortunate that people fails to understand who they are. Knas are very good people, very hardworking, and have a very good community spirit and bonds. But they are too busy in creating fantasy stories. I myself have heard many theories about the Noble origin of the Knas. Initially they were all ‘Syrian Immigration’ stories. They it changed to ‘from Quana in Lebanon, with even claims that their ancestors where blood relatives of the lord (who attended the Wedding Feast at Quana). But now they are descendants of King Solomon, the seed of Abraham, The sons of Jacob, Tribe of Judah. The claims have become so exorbitant that no body would buy them. Please refrain from boasting.

I have been deeply offended by the fabricated story published by the Knas in Malayala Manorama, which is an amphibious assault on us northists, the true Nasranis and an insult to our forefathers. Many of us share the same feeling. I believe the Knanaya have every right to make any such claims and live those dreams. But it is unfortunate to drag us in to your fantasies.