Top news of the day: Mahinda Rajapaksa barred from leaving Sri Lanka; Rubaiya Sayeed identifies Yasin Malik and three others as her abductors, and more
2 years, 8 months ago

Top news of the day: Mahinda Rajapaksa barred from leaving Sri Lanka; Rubaiya Sayeed identifies Yasin Malik and three others as her abductors, and more

The Hindu  

Court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s top court on Friday barred former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country without permission until July 28, anti-corruption group Transparency International Sri Lanka said. Rubaiya Sayeed identifies separatist leader Yasin Malik, three others as her abductors This is the first time Rubaiya Sayeed has been asked to appear in the case. Therefore, for mere criticism of any political parties it is not justified to invoke Section 153A and 295A of the IPC.” ISRO case | Supreme Court to hear CBI plea to cancel former Kerala DGP Siby Mathews’ anticipatory bail The CBI has argued that it has to question Siby Mathews in custody to retrieve crucial evidence about the alleged conspiracy. Battle on for second place to beat Rishi Sunak in U.K. PM race Mr. Sunak, who was the winner of the first two rounds of voting by Tory members of Parliament, will appear for a series of televised debates over the weekend with his remaining opponents – Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, former minister Kemi Badenoch and Tory backbencher Tom Tugendhat.

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Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son Namal Rajapaksa indicted for alleged misappropriation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son Namal Rajapaksa indicted for alleged misappropriation

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son has been indicted in the High Court for alleged misappropriation from an Indian investment before 2015. Namal Rajapaksa, 38, was arrested in June 2016 for the alleged misuse of 70 million Sri Lankan rupees from the Krish hotel project money to develop the game of rugby, for which he had been a …

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case

The Hindu  

The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the country following his arrest for alleged money laundering. The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who has vowed to fight endemic corruption — won a landslide election victory. His older brother Namal, …

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case. His uncle and former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also quizzed by the police last week on the same property — a holiday home in the southern religious resort of Kataragama. The arrest came as Mahinda Rajapaksa filed …

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray
6 months ago

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People will understand, you know, because if you look …

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September, his political party said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an unprecedented economic crisis in the Indian ocean island nation. …

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ruling party helmed by the Rajapaksa clan, who were booted out of office by mass protests in 2022, on Wednesday named Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate for the September presidential polls. After Mr. Gotabaya was forced to resign at the height of Sri Lanka’s crushing unprecedented economic crisis in 2022, its MPs …

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

The Hindu  

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna — led by the once-powerful Rajapaksa clan which was deposed from power in 2022 — has said it will not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the presidential polls in September. On their party’s poll-time decision, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said Mr. Wickremesinghe’s policies were not agreeable to members. Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President …

Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict’s plea to deport him to Sri Lanka
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict’s plea to deport him to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

Justice Sunder Mohan of the Madras High Court on Monday, October 9, 2023 recused himself from hearing a writ petition filed by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case convict, Santhan alias T. Suthendraraja, seeking a direction to the Union Home Ministry as well as the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate steps for his deportation to Sri Lanka. To …

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, family leaves for Dubai
2 years, 2 months ago

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, family leaves for Dubai

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa,73, fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Airforce plane in July, as the country plunged into its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since its independence. He returned to the country months later Colombo: Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power earlier this year over his government’s mishandling of the country’s economy, on …

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes back after 51-day of self imposed exile
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes back after 51-day of self imposed exile

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lanka Airforce plane and then proceeded to Singapore, from where he resigned on 14 July Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security on late Friday, ending his 51-day self-imposed exile after fleeing abroad following months-long …

Sri Lanka\'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka\'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security on late Friday, ending his 51-day self-imposed exile after fleeing abroad following months-long mass protests over the country's worst economic crisis. After being welcomed by lawmakers of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, Rajapaksa left the airport …

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday returned to the country from Thailand, nearly two months after he fled the country following a massive uprising against his government over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis. After being received at the airport by several ministers and Parliamentarians of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, Mr. Rajapaksa left the airport …

Sri Lanka: Bankrupt deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka: Bankrupt deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'

Firstpost  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka under military escort in July after unarmed crowds stormed his official residence Colombo, Sri Lanka: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, a top defence official told AFP on Friday. The unit comprises elements from the army and police commandos.” Sri …

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa set for return to Sri Lanka next week, says report
2 years, 7 months ago

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa set for return to Sri Lanka next week, says report

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return next week to the island nation Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee in the month of July after massive protests against him Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, hinted that Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return on August 24 Sri Lanka news : Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is …

Rajapaksa expected to land in Thailand as Sri Lankan protesters pack up camp after brutal crackdown
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajapaksa expected to land in Thailand as Sri Lankan protesters pack up camp after brutal crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya …

Sri Lanka: Supreme Court extends overseas travel ban on ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, brother till 4 August
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka: Supreme Court extends overseas travel ban on ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, brother till 4 August

Firstpost  

Mahinda & Basil’s brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former Sri Lankan President, arrived in Singapore on 14 July on a “private visit” from the Maldives after he fled his country to escape a popular uprising against his government’s economic mismanagement Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Monday extended until August 4 the overseas travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa …

Rajapaksa likely to face charges of graft and war crimes on return to Sri Lanka
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajapaksa likely to face charges of graft and war crimes on return to Sri Lanka

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sri Lanka’s disgraced former president …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman
2 years, 7 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman

India TV News  

Highlights Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people broke into the President’s House Rajapaksa first fled to the Maldives on July 13 and from there he proceeded to Singapore Sri Lanka is currently facing its worst economic crisis since its independence from Britain Former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is …

Sri Lanka crisis: Three candidates in the fray to replace former president Rajapaksa
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Three candidates in the fray to replace former president Rajapaksa

Firstpost  

The winner will take charge of a bankrupt nation that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout, with its 22 million people enduring severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines Colombo, Sri Lanka: Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week after protesters overran his …

gota flees home | the view from india
2 years, 8 months ago

gota flees home | the view from india

The Hindu  

This article forms a part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. Biden in West Asia Joe Biden took his first trip to West Asia as U.S. President last week where he met Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders, besides attending a virtual summit of the I2U2 leaders. The visit saw the U.S. President taking …

Sri Lankan parliament to convene today, elect president on July 20 in historic first | What's happened so far
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan parliament to convene today, elect president on July 20 in historic first | What's happened so far

India Today  

Sri Lanka’s parliament will convene today and begin proceedings to elect the next president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country before resigning amidst mass protests triggered by grave economic and political turmoil. Here’s a look back at how the crisis in Sri Lanka unfolded: March 31, 2022: Demonstrators march to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence to protest over worsening economic …

Sri Lanka's SC Bars Overseas Travel of Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Basil Till Jul 28
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka's SC Bars Overseas Travel of Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Basil Till Jul 28

News 18  

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Friday barred former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country till July 28. The order was passed by the apex court during the hearing of a petition filed by global civil society organisation Transparency International on the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The petition filed on June 17 …

NDTV falsely claims 'India sent a private jet for Rajapaksa to the Maldives', deletes tweet later
2 years, 8 months ago

NDTV falsely claims 'India sent a private jet for Rajapaksa to the Maldives', deletes tweet later

Op India  

On Thursday, the Indian government reiterated that it has no role to play in the travel of the former President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and that the country had never helped him escape from Sri Lanka. “India has no role in Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa’s travel from the country or in facilitating the same”, MEA said. Earlier too, the …

A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka’s president
2 years, 8 months ago

A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka’s president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Before he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the last of six members of the country’s most influential family still clinging to power. Appealing to the nationalist sentiment of the island’s Buddhist-Sinhalese majority, he led Sri Lanka into a triumphant victory over ethnic Tamil rebels in 2009, ending …

Ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will not flee Sri Lanka: Top aide
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will not flee Sri Lanka: Top aide

Al Jazeera  

Patriarch of the powerful clan blamed for the island’s worst economic crisis will not escape like his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa did, says aide. Former President and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, heads the Rajapaksa clan that most Sri Lankans blame for the country’s worst economic crisis in decades that has triggered the ongoing unrest in the island nation. Protesters …

Sri Lanka crisis: How the mighty Rajapaksa family lost power, grace
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: How the mighty Rajapaksa family lost power, grace

Hindustan Times  

Colombo: Known as The Terminator to family and foes alike for his ruthless crushing of Tamil rebels to end a decades-long civil war, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s rule is drawing to a close with him a fugitive and his island’s economy in ruins. Rajapaksa, one of a clan of four brothers who have dominated the country’s politics in recent …

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Acting Prez Wickremesinghe Asks Speaker to Nominate PM Who is Acceptable to All
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Acting Prez Wickremesinghe Asks Speaker to Nominate PM Who is Acceptable to All

News 18  

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the Speaker of Parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day. “The president got in touch with me over the phone and said that he will ensure that his resignation letter will be received by me today,” Speaker …

‘Don’t safeguard criminals’: Fleeing Sri Lankan president faces protests in Maldives
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Don’t safeguard criminals’: Fleeing Sri Lankan president faces protests in Maldives

The Hindu  

Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives on July 13 with dozens of compatriots urging Male not to provide him safe heaven. Sri Lankan expatriates carrying flags and placards denounced Mr. Rajapaksa, who fled his country early on July 13 after protesters overran his Colombo residence at the weekend over the worsening economic crisis in the …

Sri lanka crisis: The rise and fall of Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri lanka crisis: The rise and fall of Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Hindustan Times  

Before he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the last of six members of the country's most influential family still clinging to power. File photo of Sri Lanka President and former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa Rajapaksa and his wife flew on a military jet to the city of Male, the capital …

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa sheltering in Male? Maldives foreign ministry refuses to comment
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa sheltering in Male? Maldives foreign ministry refuses to comment

Firstpost  

Maldives’ communications director at the Parliament Secretariat said they were not aware if Gotabaya Rajapaksa was present in Male Colombo: The Maldives’ Foreign Ministry on Wednesday refused to comment on embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s arrival in the country along with his wife and two security officers on board a military aircraft that took off from Colombo’s main international …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa On His Way to Singapore From Maldives? May Fly Out Tonight
2 years, 8 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa On His Way to Singapore From Maldives? May Fly Out Tonight

News 18  

Sri Lanka?s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, may now be headed to Singapore with his family, sources told CNN-News18 exclusively. Rajapaksa, 73, left the country along with his wife and two security officers on a military jet, a brief statement from the Sri Lanka Air Force said. ?On government request and in terms of …

Sri Lanka crisis updates | July 13, 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis updates | July 13, 2022

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the military and police “to do what is necessary to restore order”. July 13 9.40 pm Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister Sri Lanka’s acting President and Prime mMnister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the Speaker of Parliament to nominate a new prime minister, his media team said …

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign by noon, PM Wickremesinghe may take over: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign by noon, PM Wickremesinghe may take over: Report

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could resign by midday, a top source from within the ruling party told Reuters Wednesday morning, hours after confirmation he had fled to Maldives on a military aircraft. Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to Maldives amid crisis in his country, Protesters have warned of a 'decisive fight' if president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime …

India rejects reports of facilitating Gotabaya's travel: 'will continue to…'
2 years, 8 months ago

India rejects reports of facilitating Gotabaya's travel: 'will continue to…'

Hindustan Times  

India on Wednesday rejected the “baseless and speculative” reports of New Delhi facilitating Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's travel to Maldives on late Tuesday. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said that India will continue to support the people of Sri Lanka “as they seek to realize their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, established democratic …

India denies 'baseless and speculative' media reports about facilitating Sri Lankan President Gotabaya's visit to the Maldives
2 years, 8 months ago

India denies 'baseless and speculative' media reports about facilitating Sri Lankan President Gotabaya's visit to the Maldives

The Hindu  

India on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, categorically denied "baseless and speculative" media reports that it facilitated the travel of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to the Maldives on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government for mishandling the country's economy. "The High Commission categorically denies baseless and speculative media reports that India …

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country amid economic crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country amid economic crisis

Live Mint  

The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis that triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of …

Sri Lanka Crisis: 'Baseless', says India over reports it helped President Gotabaya flee to Maldives
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: 'Baseless', says India over reports it helped President Gotabaya flee to Maldives

India TV News  

Highlights Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka dismissed baseless reports about facilitating Gotabaya's visit Gotabaya had fled crisis-hit island country hours before he was scheduled to resign from the post President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife along with two bodyguards travelled to the Maldives today Sri Lanka crisis news updates : The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed …

A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka's president
2 years, 8 months ago

A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka's president

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Before he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing …

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies out of country
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies out of country

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s embattled President flew out of his country early on Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis. Mr. Rajapaksa’s youngest brother Basil, who resigned in April as finance minister, missed his own Emirates flight to Dubai early on Tuesday after a tense standoff of his own …

Amid Sri Lanka chaos, a young Rajapaksa plans comeback
2 years, 8 months ago

Amid Sri Lanka chaos, a young Rajapaksa plans comeback

Al Jazeera  

Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Namal is positioning himself as the main person from the next generation to take the mantle. In a recent interview at the ruling party’s office in Colombo, which was vandalized by a mob during the May 9 violence, Namal said that Gotabaya “should complete his term and then go.” He described the family’s current predicament as a …

Speaker Mahinda Abeywardana may be Acting President of Sri Lanka
2 years, 8 months ago

Speaker Mahinda Abeywardana may be Acting President of Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times  

With no public sympathy for the eternal survivor and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to succeed the disgraced Rajapaksas, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana is likely to be appointed Acting President of Sri Lanka after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa demits office on July 13. Irate public instaged by the Leftist narrative on social media stormed Sri Lankan President's official quarters, forcing the …

Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13 July, IMF says 'closely monitoring' developments; 10 updates
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13 July, IMF says 'closely monitoring' developments; 10 updates

Firstpost  

Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena would become the acting President of Sri Lanka in the absence of both President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingh Sri Lanka crisis: As the protesters in the island nation, Sri Lanka, continue to carry out anti-government protests, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that he will resign from the post on Wednesday. Here are 10 …

Morning Digest | Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down on July 13; Ukraine sacks ambassador to India, and more
2 years, 8 months ago

Morning Digest | Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down on July 13; Ukraine sacks ambassador to India, and more

The Hindu  

In a major shake up, Ukraine sacks ambassador to India Ukraine’s ambassador to India Igor Polikha was relieved of his post by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, diplomatic sources confirmed to The Hindu. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down on July 13 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his official residence on Saturday to escape an angry …

The key figures in Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa clan
2 years, 8 months ago

The key figures in Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa clan

Firstpost  

On Saturday, Sri Lankans’ anger boiled over, with hundreds of thousands of protesters massing around the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, forcing him to flee under military guard just before the crowd overran the home and stormed his nearby office Colombo, Sri Lanka: Anger at Sri Lanka’s dire economic crisis has been simmering for months, with many laying the blame …

Sri Lanka’s Ruling Rajapaksas: Down But Not Out
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Ruling Rajapaksas: Down But Not Out

The Diplomat  

Sri Lanka’s most powerful political dynasty, the Rajapaksa family, is in trouble. Only a few years ago, Gotabaya and Mahinda were adored by Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese majority. In Sri Lanka, the Bandaranaikes dominated politics for decades last century and the United National Party was often derided as the “Uncle Nephews Party.” However, no other dynasty in the region has engaged …

Embattled Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa defeats no-confidence motion
2 years, 10 months ago

Embattled Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa defeats no-confidence motion

India Today  

Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government won two important victories in Parliament on Tuesday when its candidate for the slot of Deputy Speaker got elected while it convincingly defeated an Opposition move to hasten a debate on a censure motion that blamed him for the island nation's worst economic crisis. Hours earlier, the candidate from the ruling SLPP won …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The making and unmaking of a President
2 years, 10 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The making and unmaking of a President

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, would not have got the top job if his brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, believed a little more in himself than in what the astrologers who surrounded him said. Soon after Mahinda resigned, Gotabaya talked to Sajith Premadasa, Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan Parliament and Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader, in a bid to …

Protesters demand arrest of former Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa over attack
2 years, 10 months ago

Protesters demand arrest of former Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa over attack

ABC  

Protesters have demanded Sri Lanka's newly appointed prime minister arrest his predecessor for allegedly instigating an attack against them earlier this week. Key points: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned amid calls for his brother Gotabaya to also resign as President Sri Lanka is in the grips of the worst economic crisis since its independence A court has imposed a travel …

Rajapaksa dynasty crumbles as Sri Lanka economy tanks
2 years, 10 months ago

Rajapaksa dynasty crumbles as Sri Lanka economy tanks

Firstpost  

With soaring prices, fuel and food shortages and lengthy power cuts, Sri Lankans have been protesting for weeks, calling for both the Rajapaksas to step down. Mahinda resigned on 9 May New Delhi: With one brother president, another prime minister and three more family members cabinet ministers, it appeared that the Rajapaksa clan had consolidated its grip on power in …

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