What is majoritarianism?
MAJORITARIANISM = A belief 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. HOW WAS IT PRACTICED : (1) In 1956, an act was passed to recognise sinhala as the only official language , thus disregarding tamil. (2) the governments followed preferential policies that favoured sinhala applicants for university positions and goverment jobs. (3) a new constitution stipulated that the state