Highlight the reasons for the increase in the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils after independence.
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Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The democratically elected government adopted a series of measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.
(I) In 1956, an Act was passed to make Sinhala the official language thus disregarding Tamil.
(2) The government followed preferential policies favouring Sinhala applicants for University positions and government jobs.
(3) The Constitution provided for State protection and fostering of Buddhism.
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The given are the reason for the improvement in the sense of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils after freedom:
1. The newly elected Government in Sri Lankan enacted an act in 1956 to made the Sinhala as the language of the state. The democratic government did not give any value to the Tamil language.
2. The elected government formed a policy of preferring the Sinhala applicants in government jobs and education.
3. The democratically elected government framed the policies that denied Tamils equal political and cultural rights. For instance, the Sri Lankan government did not give citizenship to the Tamils.