Question

what were the majoritarian measures taken in Sri Lanka to establish Sinhala Supremacy​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. the simhala speaking population imposed its dominance over the govt. and forces it to implement a law that made simhala as the only national language there.

2. they also introduced laws to foster buddhism as the official religion in sri lanka

3. most of the job and educational opportunities were given to simhala speaking population

4. because of the above mentiones reasons, the sri lankan tamils felt that the the gov is injust and not sensitive to their culture and tradition.

Answer 2

• 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.