Question

Criticise majoritarian measures adopted by the Sri Lankan government to establish Sinhala supremacy.

Answer 1

) Government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language thus disregarding Tamil.

(ii) The governments followed preferential politics that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.

Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language thus disregarding Tamil. (ii) The governments followed preferential politics that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.