evalute the steps whuch turned out to milestone to estabilish majoritarianism in srilanka
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- 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.
- As a result, the democratically elected government adopted majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala Supremacy.
- In 1956, an act was passed to recognise Sinhala, as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
- The government followed policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.
- With a new constitution, Buddhism was adopted as a state religion.
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