One is the President, the other is the Prime Minister and two more were Ministers. The other is the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister. For two decades, the Island country is in their hands. Corruption is like water under the carpet in the name of nepotism. That leads to destroying the Sri Lankan economy. The current developments are proof of how the Rajapaksa family has wreaked havoc on the island nation. Chamal (79), Mahinda (76), Gotabaya (73) and Basil (71) are the four brothers of Rajapaksa. Among them, Mahinda was the president between 2005-15. Earlier he was the Prime Minister during 2004-05. At this time, the finance department was also seen for the period 2019-21. In 2018, even the Prime Minister landed in the middle. He took up the same position again for a year and continued until recently.
Gotabaya has been the president since 2019. Chamal served as Minister of Shipping, Aviation, Irrigation, and Speaker of Parliament (2010-15). Basil is an MP. Till recently held the charge of Finance Minister. Finance, shipping, aviation, and irrigation are the main branches of any country. In Sri Lanka, all these were under the control of the Rajapaksa brothers. What else they played was a game. The glory of Lanka was destroyed by their will. Until 2009, Sri Lanka was terrorized by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). During Mahinda's presidency, the entire Eelam including LTTE chief Prabhakaran was wiped out that year. This made Mahinda a hero for the Sinhala nationalists. In this same room, the number of his brothers in the country increased.
In addition to this, China has invested in Lanka. Rajapaksa's home region is Hambantota. Here, in a coastal city, they built a large port with Chinese financial support. But, he failed to make payments and was finally handed over to the dragon. Meanwhile, there are allegations that the brother quartet and family members have shifted most of the Chinese investments in Mahinda Zamana to foreign countries. During the war against the LTTE, Gotabaya's leadership was criticized for endless anarchy by the army. There are allegations that those who protested against the government were taken away in white vans and disappeared. In Lanka, which is an agricultural country, he ordered to do only organic cultivation. Imports of fertilizers have been stopped. However, this system failed and the crop yields decreased. There was a shortage of food. A financial crisis is around the corner.
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