Page 6 - Latest Updates on Mahinda Rajapaksa
Lanka President Rajapaksa names brother Mahinda PM as Wickremesinghe quits
Mahinda won power in 2005 and went on to become South Asia's longest-serving leader. He became the country's youngest ever parliamentarian in 1970 at the age of 24
 "Lanka President Rajapaksa names brother Mahinda PM as Wickremesinghe quits")
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The man who ended Sri Lanka's 30-yr civil war with LTTE
The 70-year-old politician served as the defence secretary during his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's tenure as president from 2005 to 2014
 "Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The man who ended Sri Lanka's 30-yr civil war with LTTE")
Sri Lanka's strongmen brothers seek comeback as presidential vote underway
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, a a former defence secretary, is running as the candidate for the nationalist Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party. He has made national security his key campaign platform.
 "Sri Lanka's strongmen brothers seek comeback as presidential vote underway")
A lot rides on Sri Lanka elections
The winner of its upcoming presidential elections could alter the nature of India's relationship with that country
Rajapaksa names brother Gotabaya as Sri Lanka Presidential candidate
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said recently that the Presidential Elections is likely to be held in November or December
 "Rajapaksa names brother Gotabaya as Sri Lanka Presidential candidate")
Rajapaksa resigns as Lanka PM; Wickremesinghe may take oath on Sunday
Rajapaksa informed the lawmakers of United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) that he has resigned from the post, MP Shehan Semasinghe told reporters
 "Rajapaksa resigns as Lanka PM; Wickremesinghe may take oath on Sunday")
Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign, says his son after court setback
Rajapaksa was appointed as prime minister on October 26 by President Maithripala Sirisena, who sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and plunged the nation into a constitutional crisis.
 "Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign, says his son after court setback")
Sri Lanka crisis: Rajapaksa calls for snap polls in 1st statement as new PM
Rajapaksa's return to power ended a more than three-year-old coalition government that was formed by Sirisena and Wickremesinghe on a promise to combat corruption and financial irregularities
 "Sri Lanka crisis: Rajapaksa calls for snap polls in 1st statement as new PM")
High political drama in Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa becomes new PM
Reacting sharply to the development, dislodged premier Wickremesinghe termed the swearing in of Mahinda Rajapaksa as new prime minister as "illegal and unconstitutional
US' ties with Russia under Trump will solve problems: Rajapaksa
He hopes that US interference in Sri Lankan affairs would decrease under Trump
 "US' ties with Russia under Trump will solve problems: Rajapaksa")
Mahinda Rajapaksa says attack on Sri Lankan envoy was against government
The attack on High Commissioner Ibrahim Ansar was allegedly carried out by the LTTE sympathisers
Sirisena sacks Rajapaksa loyalists from SLFP
The purge affected by Sirisena claimed the posts of nine frontline backers of Rajapaksa as SLFP organisers
 "Sirisena sacks Rajapaksa loyalists from SLFP")
Rajapaksa wants inclusive approach to trade deal with India
He said that not enough information has been made available by the govt on the proposed ETCA pact
