what is majoritarianism? how has it increased the feelings of alienation of sri lankan tamils? explain with examples PLS FRNDS NEEED UR HELP. PLS ANSWER FAST
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majoritarianismis a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wantd by disregarding the wishes and needs of th miniority
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Majoritarianism can be defined as when a group has many people and they have the right to decide on this thing, it is called after a majority.
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In simple words, when all people have the right to decide on any one subject, then it is called a majoritarianism. The leaders of the Sinhalese community wanted to dominate the government on the basis of their majority and for this, they took many steps under the majority tribute.
- Sri Lanka became independent nation in 1948.
- A law was enacted in 1956 under which bypassing Tamil, Sinhalese was declared the sole official language.
- A policy of prioritizing the Sinhalese in universities and government jobs also came into play.
- It was also made in the new constitution that the government would preserve and promote Buddhist views.
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