- Disagreement between the Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic communities - Denial of citizenship to estate Tamils - Declaration of the "Sinhala Only Act" language policy
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R J answered this
Act was passed to recognize Sinhala as the onlyofficial language thus disregarding Tamil.
The government followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university position and government jobs.
The constitution stipulated that the state protect and foster Buddhism.
Tamils felt alienated.
Relation between Tamils and Sinhalase became strained
