in 1956, an act was passed to recognize sinhala as the only official language, disregarding tamil. the government followed preferential policies that favoured sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs. protected and fostered buddhism.
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the the act is rowlatt act and it is passed in 1957 in this act Indian person was jailed because a case passed in court
Answer:An act was passed in Sir Lanka during 1956, its purpose was to identify Tamil as the only official language of Sri Lanka. Explanation: ... So to bring an identity to Tamil, since there was a majority of Tamil speaking, The Tamil language act of 1958 was passed.
Explanation:When was the act passed which established Sinhala as the official language to be used in Sri Lanka?
1956
Sinhala Only Bill, (1956), act passed by the government of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) making Sinhalese the official language of the country.
In 1956 an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language thus disregarding Tamil. ii The governments followed preferential politics that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs. iii A new Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.
Why was the 1956 Act passed?
Answer. The three provisions of Act passed in 1956 in SriLanka as part of majoritarian measures are: #ln 1956 ,an Act was passed under which English was replaced as the country's official language no by Sinhala and Tamil ,but by Sinhala only. #The state shall protect the foster Buddhism.