[1][2] Vaddukoddai Hindu College was started as an English school by Ambalavana Navalar on Vijayadashami in the month of 1894 (09.10.1894).

against Vaddukoddai Seminary (Jaffna College) in order to prevent this process of "Saiva Tamil" children converting to Christianity for learning English and get government jobs.

[3] While Eelam was subjugated under British rule, Saivism and Tamil were systematically suppressed and Christianity and English were spread, Arumuka Navalar appeared in Jaffna and started working against Christianity to protect Saivism and Tamil.

The Navalar expanded his activities against Christianity by joining Hindu activists and religious leaders.

Thus Vaddukoddai Hindu College was started as an English school by Ambalavana Navalar on Vijayadasami in the month of 1894 (09.10.1894) against Vaddukoddai Seminary in order to stop this process of Saiva Tamils converting to Christianity and acquiring knowledge of English and poor Saiva Tamils without converting to get English language education and get government jobs.