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12. Among Tamils, there are two sub groups, Tamil natives of the country are called “Sri, Lankan Tamils”; the rest whose forefathers came from India as a population workers during, the colonial period, is called ‘Indian Tamils’., , Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka:, 1. Sri Lankan emerged as an independent country in 1948., , 2. The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to secure dominance over the government, by virtue of their majority., , 3. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognize Sinhala as the only official language, thus, disregarding Tamil., , 4. A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism., , 5. All these coming measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the feeling of, alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils., , 6. As a result, the relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained over time., 7. The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles., , 8. But their demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the Tamils was repeatedly, denied., , 9. The distrust between the two communities turned into widespread conflict. It soon turned, into CIVIL WAR., , 10. The civil war caused a terrible setback to the social, cultural and economic life of the, country., , Accommodation in Belgium:, 1. Belgium recognized the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities., , 2. Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their constitution four times so as to work out an, arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country., , 3. Here are some of the elements of the Belgian model: