Question

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What measure was adopted by the democratically elected government of Sri Lanka to establish Sinhala Supremacy?​

Answer 1

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• In 1956, an Act was passed to make Sinhala the official language.
• The government followed preferential policies favouring Sinhala applicants for University positions and government jobs

Answer 2

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REMEMBER POINTS

☛ The democratically elected government in Sri Lanka adopted a series of majoritarian measures after its independence in 1948.

☛ It adopted Majoritarianism to establish Sinhala supremacy.

⑴ In 1956, an Act was passed to recognize Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding the Tamilian population.

⑵ The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for government jobs and university admissions.

⑶ A new Constitution advocated that the state shall protect and promote Buddhism. All these measures taken by the government gradually increased the feeling of alienation among Sri Lankan Tamils.

⑷ Srilankan Tamils felt that none of the major political parties by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and culture.

⑸ The relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities deteriorate overtime, and it soon turned into a civil war.