British colonists consolidated the Tamil territory in southern India into the Madras Presidency, which was integrated into British India. Similarly, the Tamil parts of Sri Lanka joined with the other regions of the island in 1802 to form the Ceylon colony. They remained in political union with India and <MASK> after their independence, in 1947 and 1948 respectively.
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महाराष्ट्र Karnataka केरळ श्रीलंका