Namal Rajapaksa
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Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He is the eldest son of former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.
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Sep 11, 2026
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His arrest in Sri Lanka has triggered opposition from old establishment elites seeking to preserve a system of mutual protection.
Market liberals see his arrest as a rare test of rule of law in a country where political dynasties have long shielded their own from corruption charges.