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Sri Lanka's fallen Rajapaksa dynasty is already planning its next comeback

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"

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Namal described the family’s current predicament as a “temporary setback,” adding that the goal now was “to provide as much stability as we can to address the basic needs of the people

Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Bloomberg
For years, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty ruled the island nation with an iron fist, striking fear into political opponents, journalists and other perceived threats to their power. Now protesters are chasing them out of their homes, and out of power.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 73, is set to resign on Wednesday after months of street protests over surging prices and shortages of basic goods such as food or petrol. After spending his time holed up at his official seaside residence, protesters shouting “Gota Go Home” forced him to flee on Saturday while breaching the gates of the compound in dramatic