Question

describe the majoritierem policy formulated Sinhala government in Sri Lanka and its outcome

Answer 1

1. In 1956 annact was passed to declare Sinhala as official language. Tamil was rejected
2. Government preferred preferential politics preferring Sinhala people for different posts
3. A new constitution stipulated that Govt would promote Buddhism
4. Sri Lankan govt very clearly showed it's policy of majority rule.

Outcome
1.Relations between Sinhala and Tamil people deteriorated.
2. Civil war broke out
3. LTTE organisation fought in favour of the Tamils.
4. A demand was made to carve out a separate state fir the Tamils.
Ultimately the LTTE was dismantled and it's leader Prabhakaran was killed.

Answer 2

Majoritarianism is a belief that a majority community should exercise its power and should take all the decisions without the preference of the minority community and not responding to the needs of the minority community.
1. In 1956 Sinhala government pass and at which which states Sinhala as an official language.
2. It follow preferential policies of giving job opportunities to the Sinhala applicants.
3. It supports and Foster Buddhism.
Outcomes:
1. People begin to feel alienated as they were not given their rights and their demands were not responded.
2. The Tamil parties begin to demand for the separate states in Northern Sri Lanka.
3. People get agitated and soon the agitation turned into a civil war.