Question

why were the Tamils in Sri Lanka having the feeling of alienation plz answer ​

Answer 1

The factors that led to a feeling of alienation among the Tamils in Sri Lanka were as follows:

(i) The majoritarian measures of the Sinhala Government such as making the Sinhala as the official language and favouring Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils.

(ii) They felt that the Constitution and government policies denied them equal political rights and discriminated against them in getting jobs and other opportunities.

(iii) They felt that the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders were not sensitive to their language and culture.

Answer 2

The Tamils in Sri Lanka had the feeling of alienation due to the Sinhala Government.

• An Act to recognize Sinhala as the only official language was passed in the year 1956, thus neglecting Tamil.
• The governments majorly followed the preferential policies that favoured Sinhala candidates for positions in government jobs, army and educational institutions.
• A new constitution proclaimed that the State will preserve and encourage Buddhism, the religion of the Sinhala's majority nation.