● Sri Lanka has a diverse population. The proportion of Tamil in Sri Lanka’s total population is 18 per cent. The proportion of people speaking Sinhala is 74 per cent.
● In 1948, the leaders of the Sinhala community had established certain rules and regulation to establish dominance over Sri Lanka.
● An act was passed in 1956, that recognized Sinhala as the official language. This completely disregarded the Tamil language.
● According to the new constitution, Buddhism was to be promoted.
● Sinhala community was given preference in colleges, universities and employment sectors.
Thus, the Sinhala community enjoyed many advantages in Sri Lanka.
