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What was the main grievance of Sri Lankan Tamils against the Sinhala majority?
AThey were forced to speak English
BThey wanted independence from India
CThey were denied political and cultural rights
DThey wanted to merge with India
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. They were denied political and cultural rights
1. The 1956 Sinhala-only act disadvantaged Tamil-speakers in jobs and university.
2. Buddhism was promoted as state religion, marginalising Hindu Tamils.
3. Tamils felt their political and cultural rights were denied.
4. Mounting grievances led to civil war from the 1980s.
5. So the main grievance was denial of political and cultural rights.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Democratic Politics II Ch 1 'Power Sharing'_
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