Answer:
Majoritarianism
is a philosophy which asserts that the majority community should be able to
rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of
the minority.
It means submission of the minority group to the majority group for all
the decisions affecting their lives. A series of majoritarian measures were
adopted by the democratically elected government in Sri Lanka after its
independence in 1948. It adopted majoritarianism to establish Sinhala supremacy.
In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the
only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. The governments followed
preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions
and government jobs.
A new Constitution advocated that the state shall protect
and promote Buddhism. All these measures taken by the government gradually
increased the feeling of alienation among Sri Lankan Tamils.
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