Question

Elebrate 3 features of an act by srilank government in 1956

Answer 1

(i) Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala Community sought to secure dominance over government by virtue of their majority.

(ii) As a result, the democratically elected government adopted majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala Supremacy.

(iii) In 1956, an act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.

(iv) The government followed policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.

(v) With a new constitution, Buddhism was adopted as a state religion.