State whether the statement is true or false:

Majoritarianism is the rule of the minority.

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The above statement is False. It is an incorrect statement that majoritarianism is the rule of the minority. Majoritarianism is the rule of the majority. It can be better understood with the example of Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese-speaking community is in the majority, and the Tamil-speaking community ('Sri Lankan Tamils and 'Indian' Tamils) is in the minority. In 1964, the Sri Lankan government passed an act which gave the Sinhalese community official status in the country. In this way, the act established the rule of the majority, which hurt the sentiments and dignity of another community (the minority community).
The correct statement would be majoritarianism is the rule of the majority.

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