Question

How majoritarianism has increased the feeling of
alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils? Explain.​

Answer 1

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Sri Lanka became independent in 1948. It immediately adopted measures to impose Sinhala supremacy.

1. The Tamils felt alienated. No respect or recognition was given to their language, culture and religion.
2. They began a struggle for equality in jobs, entry to the university, recognition of their language and culture.
3. Slowly the conflict changed into a demand for regional autonomy.
4. The Tamilians were grouped together in the North and East of Sri Lanka.
5. Their demands were ignored, the conflict became more severe and by the 1980s, the Tamilian demand had changed.
6. They wanted Tamil Eelam in the North and East. A civil war ensued, which killed thousands on both sides.
7. The flourishing economy of Sri Lanka has disappeared and the conflict has given a blow to social, cultural and economic life of Sri Lanka.

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Answer 2

Answer :-

Sri Lankan Tamils felt alienated because:-

(1) Government adopted majoritarian measure to establish Sinhala Supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only , official language thus disregarding Tamil.

(2) The governments followed preferential politics that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.

(3) A new Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.

(4) Sri Lankan Tamils felt that none of the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders were sensitive to their language and culture.

(5) As a result, the relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained overtime and it soon turned into a Civil War.