Question

Describe any three majoritariam mrasure taken by Sri Lankan government?​

Answer 1

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(i) Government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy.

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

(iii) A new Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.

Answer 2

Explanation:

(i) Government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy.

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

(iii) A new Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.

• Majoritarianism is a belief according to which the majority community of a nation should frame rules in whichever way it wants, even if it results in disregarding and ignoring the wishes and needs of the minority communities.