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The majority status of the Indian Tamils made the native Tamils of Sri Lanka feel alienated.

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The above statement is False.
There are mainly two ethnic groups that inhabit Sri Lanka: Sinhalas and Tamils. The Tamils are further categorized as Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Tamils. The main community with the majority is the Sinhala-speaking community. Sinhalas constitute about 74 per cent of Sri Lanka. The other major social group is Tamil Speakers constituting almost 18 per cent of the country. Sri Lankan Tamils constitute about 13 per cent of the total population in the country. Tamil indigenous people of Sri Lanka are known as Sri Lankan Tamils. The rest of the Tamils are the Indian Tamils whose ancestors migrated from India to work on the plantation during colonial period. The majoritarian policies of the Sinhala dominated democratic government of Sri Lanka which sought to establish Sinhala supremacy made the native Tamils feel alienated.
Thus, the correct statement would be that, the majority status of the Sinhalas made the native Tamils of Sri Lanka feel alienated.

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