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In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.

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The given statement is true.
In Sri Lanka, the government's policies always promoted the Sinhala community's interests, thus ensuring their dominance. The Sinhala ethnic group constitutes the majority of Sri Lanka's population. They held a majority in the government and controlled it. This caused the government to embrace majoritarian policies, which once again consolidated Sinhala's dominance in the nation. The government approved a law declaring Sinhala as the national language of Sri Lanka in 1956, disregarding the Tamilian language.
Moreover, the government supported the Sinhala community's applications by giving them access to employment and education. The government even chose to support and promote Buddhism. The rights of Sri Lankan Tamil were not considered, leading to a rise of conflict between the Sinhalese people and the Tamilians.

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