Question

How did the feeling of alienation develop among the shri lankan tamils ? why did it lead to and what were the result ?​

Answer 1

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴍᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɴʜᴀʟᴀ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɴʜᴀʟᴀ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ꜱɪɴʜᴀʟᴀ ᴀᴩᴩʟɪᴄᴀɴᴛꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛy ᴩᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴊᴏʙꜱ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀʟʟy ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟɪᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʀɪ ʟᴀɴᴋᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴍɪʟꜱ.

Answer 2

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The factors that led to a feeling of alienation among the Tamils in Sri Lanka were as follows:

• (i) The majoritarian measures of the Sinhala Government such as making the Sinhala as the official language and favouring Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils.

• (ii) They felt that the Constitution and government policies denied them equal political rights and discriminated against them in getting jobs and other opportunities.

• (iii) They felt that the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders were not sensitive to their language and culture.

The$\huge\mathcal\red{results}$of "majoritarianism" in Sri Lanka were:

• 1. The Tamils started demanding that Tamil be considered as an official language as well.

• 2. They also demanded that equal status should be given to them in terms of jobs, education and they have same rights as those of the Sinhalese community.

• Repeatedly, their demands were declined. These reasons led to conflict between the two communities and protests. Several organisations were formed which demanded a separate state for the Tamils. This started a civil war in which thousands were killed or have fled the country.