what were the measures taken by the Sri Lankan Government to establish the superiority of Sinhala
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Answer:
Sri Lankan earned its independent in 1948.
Democratically elected government took some measures to make or establish superiority of Sinhala.
Explanation:
>The following are some of the measures undertaken by Sri Lankan to make Sinhala superior;
•An act was passed in 1956 by the Government of Sri Lankan to make Sinhala official language.
•Sinhala applicants were favoured by the government for the university positions and government jobs.
•Baddhism enjoyed the state protection stated in the constitution.
The Sri Lankan people came up with Sinhala supremacy that was developed and passed to recognize it as the only official language and disregarded Tamil. Most of the job opportunities in government and university levels favor the Sinhala applicants. Further, as a result of increased Buddhism, a constitution was created to protect Buddhism. The Sri Lankan, Buddhism leaders, are keen in culture and language, and due to this, there were no equal rights.