Question

Describe the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka

Answer 1

Made of Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian tamils

And sinhals

Sinhals are in majority and preferential policies made in their favour

Answer 2

Ethnic composition and some other important information of Srilanka are as given below:-

• In Shri Lanka, the major social groups are the sinhalas.
• The sinhala speakers is 74% of the total country's population.
• The Tamil speakers are only 18% of the total population.
• There are two sub groups that include the Sri Lankan Tamils and the Indian Tamils.
• Most of the sinhala speaking people were Buddhists, while most Tamils were Hindus or Muslim people.
• There were 7% Christians who were both Tamil and sinhala.
• Sinhala enjoyed the power of Majoritarianism and showcased its dominance over the Shri Lankan Tamils.