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Mahinda Rajapaksa is Sri Lanka's president, combining the roles of Head of Government and Head of State.

President Rajapaksa is "also the minister in charge of defence, urban development, finance and ports and highways. One can only imagine the kickbacks. His brother Basil is minister for economic development; another brother, Chamal, is the speaker of the Parliament; his nephew Shashindra is chief minister of Uva, a key province; his cousin Jaliya Wickramasuriya is ambassador in Washington; another cousin, Udayanga Weeratunga, is ambassador in Moscow; and his 25-year-old son Namal is the MP for Hambantota, a strategically crucial port, the development of which has been funded by Beijing."

[Tariq Ali, London Review of Books, 25 April 2013]

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KariSenior Member

Gilbakka stole D-G's thunder.....

5/5/1312:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kari:

Gilbakka stole D-G's thunder.....

DG can't hog all the glory, others have to bask in it too.

5/5/138:49 PM

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