Question

Mention any three majoritarian measures adopted by sri lankan government to establish sinhala

Answer 1

Three majoritarian measures adopted by Srilanka were -

1. Recognition of Sinhalese as the official language.

2. Recognition of Buddhism as the official religion.

3. Preferences were given to Sinhalese people in government jobs and providing government facilities.

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Answer 2

Answer:

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

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

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

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

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

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