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Becausea) Christianity was brought to Kerala by St. Thomas the apostle of Christ.

b) Early church in Kerala used Syriac (or Suriyani) was the language in the Church. Probably introduced through their interactions with early Christians in Persia, Armenia, etc.

c) Early Kerala Christian rituals resembled more with the "Eastern rituals", than European Christians rituals.


Essentially they are Christians like any other Christians, "Syrian" just points to their historical Christian heritage, which is different from how Christianity arrived in the rest of India.

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