What is majoritarianism? Is it wrong if a majority community in a country rules? Give reasons to justify your answer. [3]

What is majoritarianism? Is it wrong if a majority community in a country rules? Give reasons to justify your answer. [3]
Answer:
A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is majoritarianism.
Yes, it is wrong if a majority community in a country rules.

• The very idea of power-sharing has emerged in opposition to the notions of undivided political power.
• A positive attitude towards diversity and willingness to accommodate it, is good for democracy.
• Power in the hands of one community will make the other community feel marginalised, deprived and discriminated.
• The struggle against such inequalities sometimes takes the path of conflict and defiance of State power as in Sri Lanka.