Explain the policy of majoritarianism in sri lanka
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1. Sri Lanka adopted majoritariam measure to establish dominance Sinhala was declared official language.
2. Sinhala were preferred for university position and government job.
3. Buddhist was made the state religion.
4.Sri Lanka Tamil denied equal political rights discriminated against the matter of job.
5. This lead to stain in relation between the Sinhala and Tamil community resulting the civil war
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In Sri Lanka , 74 percent speak Sinhala and 18 percent speak Tamil. Among the Tamils , there are two groups , Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils. Sinhala speakers are Buddhists and Tamil speakers are Hindus and Muslims. The Sinhalese community was a big majority and could impose its will on the entire country. The Sri Lankan Government adopted series of majoritarinism policies.