Assertion (A): Tamils gladly welcomed the move.

Reason (R): Sinhala was recognized as the only official language.

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Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is True but (R) is False.

(A) is False but (R) is True.

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Statement (A) is False but statement (R) is True.
Several majoritarian policies were implemented by Sri Lanka's democratically elected government to establish Sinhala dominance. One such majoritarian policy was a law passed in 1956 that recognized Sinhala as the only official language. The Tamils, however, did not welcome the move because they felt alienated. It caused the relationship between the Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalas to decay and eventually led to a civil war in Sri Lanka.

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