Grievances over colonial-era Tamil advantage fueled 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. Bandaranaike soon became the leader of this movement. When it became clear that the UNP was not going to prevail over the SLFP by sticking to bilingualism, their party leaders also adopted a Sinhala-only policy. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 123

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Tamil overrepresentation under colonialism fueled Sinhala-only demands.; Sinhalese Buddhist hostility to minorities was a reactive response to colonial marginalization. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 111; British colonial rule manufactured the Sinhala-Tamil fissure that later elites exploited. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 605 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Tamil overrepresentation under colonialism fueled Sinhala-only demands. #corroborates (1.00)
• British colonial rule manufactured the Sinhala-Tamil fissure that later elites exploited. #expands (0.80) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 605
• Sinhalese Buddhist hostility to minorities was a reactive response to colonial marginalization. #complicates (0.75) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 111