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The Sri Lankan government accepted Sinhala as the official language to establish Sinhalese supremacy.

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The given statement is true.
On the island of Sri Lanka, there is an Indo-Aryan ethnic group known as the Sinhalese. They account for more than 16.2 million people in Sri Lanka or almost 75% of the country's total population. The foundation of Sinhalese identity is their language, cultural legacy, and religion. The majority of Sinhalese are Theravada Buddhists who speak the Indo-Aryan island language of Sinhala. A tiny minority of Sinhalese also adhere to the Christian branch of Christianity. The government passed a majority measure in order to promote Sinhala dominance. Tamil was disregarded in 1956 when an Act to recognize Sinhala as the only official language was established. Governments have implemented preferential policies that help Sinhala applicants for government and academic positions.

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