How is it possible that every right and supermacy give to the sinhala whereas not to tamil speaking comunity
Answers
Answered by
1
Sinhalas were able to enjoy domination over the country because they had a majority in the population.
Tamils on the other hand, had only about 18-19% share in the population.
Therefore, when the government was formed, it was dominated by sinhalas. They adopted a series of majoritarian measures to give preference to sinhala language, to sinhala speaking people for university seats and government jobs, etc. The constitution also stated that the state shall promote and foster buddhism (as most of the sinhala speaking people were buddhists).
This way, sinhalas were able to achieve supremacy.
Thank you.
Similar questions