Problems encountered during the implementation of the donoughmore constitution

During the British regime in Sri Lanka they introduced from time to time various political schemes both to satisfy the people as well as to achieve their own ends. One of these, VIZ; The Donoughmore constitution introduced in 1931, though claimed to be of immense benefits, contemporarily it was not found to be so. In other words it needed more modifications. Many problems were encountered while trying to implement each and every recommendation of the commission. At that time this was found to be a scheme rejected by the minorities and particularly by the Tamils in this country. It is worth mentioning here that the elections held on the basis of this scheme were boycotted by the people of Jaffna. Thus the purpose of this study is to examine the various problems and challenges faced during the implementation of the Donoughmore with particular attention to problems faced by minority societies. The primary data for this study which is based on a historical basis, include the report on the Donoughmore constitution and the references available in contemporary newspapers. The secondary data include books and articles written by scholars on the basis of the primary data as well as data obtained from websites.