The mention of the Kalabhras come to light for the first time in this grant. Although brilliant scholars and researchers like Fleet, Venkayya, Hoskote Krishna Sastri and Krishnaswami Aiyangar have written about this grant, there appears to be a significant shortcoming. It struck me that the meaning of some of the words used in the grant have not been understood in the context in which they are used. They interpreted the phrase, “kaLappiyaranennum kaliyarashan,” to mean “A wicked king of the Kalabhras.” From this, the interpretation that the Kalabhras were a wicked race was drawn rather easily!