Mar Ignatious Geevarghese III, patriarch of Antioch heard about this and immediately sent Mar Baselios Shakralla, Mar Gregorios, Ramban Yuhanon, Geevarghese Corepiscopa, Yuhanon Kassessa and four other priests. They arrived at Cochin in 1751. Mar Thoma sent priests to receive them. They were expecting one or two visitors, but there were nine. Their passage came up to Rs. 12 ,000. Neither the Church nor Mar Thoma could pay that much. Dutch wouldn't allow them to disembark without payment. In the end Mar Thoma was put in jail. Hearing this, Niranam Church under the leadership of a Kathanar began to collect money. After three months, with all the collections they were able to pay part of the amount and the Dutch released Mar Thoma and the bishops. Mar Thoma never tried to meet these visitors. But they insisted that Mar Thoma should receive their Kaiveppu (laying of hands) and change his name from Mar Thoma to Mar Dionysius. Mar Thoma V, refused to comply.