(i) Sri Lanka had a 74% population of Sinhala-speaking people. From the day it became independent, it imposed the majority rule in Sri Lanka. (ii) It changed the Constitution to make Sinhala the official language, Buddhism the official religion. (iii) It totally ignored Tamil culture, language, and gave preference in jobs to Sinhala-speaking people. (iv) It also gave no importance to Hinduism, Islam or Christianity.