Question

why was an Act passed in 1986 in srilanka to recognise sinhala as the only official
language​

Answer 1

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The Act symbolizes the post independent Sinhalese majority's self-determination to assert Ceylon's identity as a nation state, and for Tamils, it became a symbol of minority oppression and a justification for them to demand a separate nation-state, Tamil Eelam, which was a factor in the emergence of the decades-long

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