Familyism made Sri Lanka 'hollow', Rajapaksa family rule over every powerful post, see full list
Familyism made Sri Lanka 'hollow', Rajapaksa family rule over every powerful post, see full list
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Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic situation since independence. In such a situation, the most powerful family of this island country has now been in discussions again. Angry over the shortage of fuel and other essentials, hundreds of protesters clashed with police forces outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence on March 31. Due to this, they demanded the removal of the President from office and set many vehicles on fire. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enacts sections of the Public Safety Ordinance. Under this, they have the right to make rules for public safety, suppression of insurgency or maintenance of essential supplies.

The new cabinet is likely to be sworn in on Monday amid the government's efforts to quell the anger of citizens in Sri Lanka, which is facing a severe economic threat. On Sunday, all the 26 ministers of the country resigned from their posts. But amidst all this, the discussion of the Rajapaksa family is in full swing, because this family has made Sri Lanka's success in its grasp. In fact, there were 5 Rajapaksas in the cabinet, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (who is also defence minister), Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Irrigation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister's son and Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa. The government also includes some more Rajapaksas, who hold junior ministerial posts.

Mahinda Rajapaksa is the current PM of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa was the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. After ending the country's 25-year civil war against the Tamil rebels in 2009, he became very popular among the Sinhalese community. Due to his rule, Sri Lanka moved closer to China. That's why about $7 billion was borrowed for infrastructure projects. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 72, was elected president in November last year. He projected himself as the only leader who can protect the country from the easter day attacks. His family members call him 'The Terminator'. Gotabaya's enemies are afraid of him for his anger. Basil Rajapaksa is a political strategist who managed the economy under the Mahinda government and is now the Finance Minister. In an interview, he was called 'Mr Ten Percent'. In fact, they are accused of taking a commission from government contracts. However, the administration could not convict them. At the same time, after Gotabaya became president, all the allegations against him were dropped. The eldest in the Rajapaksa family, 79-year-old Chamal Rajapaksa, was the speaker of parliament. Mahinda Rajapaksa used to be the President at that time. Chamal has also served as the Minister of Shipping and Aviation. He currently has the Irrigation Department and is second in the Defence Department. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's eldest son Namal Rajapaksa is also in the government. Namal entered Parliament in 2010 at the age of just 24. He has a law degree. He is currently the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs.  

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