How do Tamils feel and are treated by sinhala in Sri Lanka
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(i) In 1956, an act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the official language thus disregarding Tamil.
(ii) The government followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.
(iii) A new Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.
iv) Srilankan Tamils felt that none of the major political parties by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and culture.
v) The relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities deteriorate overtime, and it soon turned into a civil war.
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