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Sri Lanka is beset by ethnic conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the ____ minority.
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Tamil
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Hmong
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Hindi
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Muslim
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Warfare between the Tamils and the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka has been going on, with varying degrees of intensity, since the late 1970s. Thousands of young fighters on both sides have been killed, as well as tens of thousands of innocent men, women, and children who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the increasing hold of Sinhala speaking regime and dominance of Sinhala political representation, the Tamilians of Sri Lanka started feeling alienated since the preference was given to the sinhala speakers, it led to the sense of conflict between two groups.
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