The Rajapaksa family claims the charges are part of a political witch hunt, as they face revived corruption investigations under the new NPP government.

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son has been indicted in the High Court for alleged misappropriation from an Indian investment before 2015. Namal Rajapaksa, 38, was ...

Two years later, the family — shunned and pushed to political wilderness — is trying make a comeback via the Rajapaksa heir apparent who is styling himself as someone who could deliver Sri ...

Colombo: Namal Rajapaksa, the 38-year-old heir to the influential Rajapaksa family and the son of former President and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has announced his decision to run for Sri ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September, his political party said ...

But Namal Rajapaksa's candidacy will test whether his powerful family, which produced two presidents, has managed to retain its popularity despite Sri Lanka's gruelling financial crisis.