Colonial-era Tamil overrepresentation and Buddhist marginalization jointly produced the Sinhala-only demand

Evidence

The marginalization of Buddhism during colonialism; Britain’s divide-and-rule policies that favored the Tamil minority; the subsequent Tamil overrepresentation in the civil service, armed forces, universities, and professional bodies; and the political maturity and patron-client expectations generated from voting had contributed to clamor by Sinhalese Buddhist forces for a Sinhala-only policy. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 123

Categorization

• QUESTION: The claim lists multiple manufactured/structural causes for the enmity — consistent with the reader’s search for evidence that conflict is constructed rather than primordial.
• XREF: connects to: Tamil overrepresentation under colonialism fueled Sinhala-only demands.; Grievances over colonial-era Tamil advantage fueled the Sinhala-only demand. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 123; Sinhalese Buddhist hostility to minorities was a reactive response to colonial marginalization. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 111

Broader Connections

• Tamil overrepresentation under colonialism fueled Sinhala-only demands. #expands (0.85)
• Grievances over colonial-era Tamil advantage fueled the Sinhala-only demand. #corroborates (0.80) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 123
• Sinhalese Buddhist hostility to minorities was a reactive response to colonial marginalization. #expands (0.72) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 111