What were the demand of sri lankan tamils in sri lanka and how did government react to them
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The demands were:
1) The tamils wanted regional autonomy
2) the wanted an independent tamil elam.
3)however their need for more regional autonomy in the states with sri lankan tamils as majority were not considered by the government and refused it.
4) the wanted tamil to be recognized as an official language
5) and also wanted equality of opportunities in securing jobs and in universities.
The government majoritarianism policies and further alienating of the sri lankan tamil led to a widespread civil war which destroyed the country’s economy and most importantly undermined its unity withi the people.
The demands made by the Sri Lankan Tamils were as follows:
To recognise Tamil language as an official language.Regional autonomyEquality of opportunities in securing education and jobs.An independent state – Tamil Eelam – in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.