State whether the statement is true or false:

Sri Lanka adopted measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.

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The above statement is True.
In 1956, an act was passed that proclaimed Sinhala as the official language of Sri Lanka, ignoring the minority population of Tamils. This legislation caused a sense of alienation among the minority community, namely Sri Lankan Tamils, and they began to feel excluded from society. The government subsequently began to adopt and formulate government policies that favoured Sinhala individuals in government employment and academic positions, making Sri Lankan Tamils feel marginalised. The Sri Lankan government went on to say that they would only develop and maintain Buddhism as their state religion and would not cater to any other faith, ignoring the religion of Sri Lankan Tamils.

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