Question

Describe any 3 majoritarian measure adopted by the sri lankan government to establish sinhala supremacy

Answer 1

Answer:

3 measures are as follows

Explanation:

1) It makes sinhale official language and thus disregard Tamil language

2) a constitution was adopted to favour and to foster Buddhism language

3) but it also denied the necessary political and fundamental rights for Tamil

Answer 2

The democratically elected government of Sri Lanka adopted a series of majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.

1. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
2. The Governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.
3. A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.