1. The Rajapaksa family originated from Malaccan Catholics who were banished from Malacca for helping the Portuguese conquest. They migrated to villages in southern Sri Lanka.
2. Over time, the family entered local politics in Hambantota district. Don David Rajapaksa was elected to the State Council in the 1930s, starting the family's political dominance in the region.
3. Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected president in 2005, appointing many of his brothers and extended family to high-ranking government positions, accumulating significant wealth and power for the family. Their rule has been criticized as nepotistic.
1. The Rajapaksa family originated from Malaccan Catholics who were banished from Malacca for helping the Portuguese conquest. They migrated to villages in southern Sri Lanka.
2. Over time, the family entered local politics in Hambantota district. Don David Rajapaksa was elected to the State Council in the 1930s, starting the family's political dominance in the region.
3. Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected president in 2005, appointing many of his brothers and extended family to high-ranking government positions, accumulating significant wealth and power for the family. Their rule has been criticized as nepotistic.
1. The Rajapaksa family originated from Malaccan Catholics who were banished from Malacca for helping the Portuguese conquest. They migrated to villages in southern Sri Lanka.
2. Over time, the family entered local politics in Hambantota district. Don David Rajapaksa was elected to the State Council in the 1930s, starting the family's political dominance in the region.
3. Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected president in 2005, appointing many of his brothers and extended family to high-ranking government positions, accumulating significant wealth and power for the family. Their rule has been criticized as nepotistic.
(Lanka-e-Nes -!".#ct.!$%&' %$.$$(M) Rajapaksa is a 'na*e' that the +ritish Raj ga,e to people that -i- a goo- job in Nego*bo. /ee-0a area' close to 1at0nayake. 2he sa*e ay the +ritish -i-' gi,e fancy na*es to people in the 3ill co0ntry an- /o0th' that -i- a goo- job! Rajapaksa's are born Catholics of Malaccan origin (this e4plains the strong 'gob looking' Mongoloi- phenotype feat0res in all of the*). 3is father's na*e as 5on Alin Rajapaksa. 3is son (the (resi-ent no) is (ercy Mahin-a. 2hey 'con,erte-' their Religio0s belief's to gain (olitical *ileage. 2his as no -i6erent to /7R5 an- 8R8' ho ere all fro* strict Christian backgro0n-s an- con,erte- to e4hibit /inhala +0--hist 94tre*is* to gain (0blic (op0larity. (:oes to sho the basic insincerity an- the *anip0lati,e *etho-s 0se- to gain poer!) 2he Rajapaksa fa*ily is no one of /ri Lanka's *ost poerf0l fa*ilies in the lan-. Le- by (resi-ent Mahin-a (ercy Rajapaksa' all his 'kith an- kin' no occ0py senior positions in the /ri Lankan state. 2he fa*ily controls aro0n- "$; of the national b0-get. 2he Rajapaksa fa*ily' originally fro* /ee-0a. Nego*bo later *igrate- ith their Malaccan Catholic ancestors to the ,illages of /ipp0k0la* an- :ir0apatt0a in the so0thern -istrict of 3a*panthotta* (no knon as 3a*bantota). 2heir Malaccan relati,es ere banishe- by <sla*ic R0lers of Malacca for helping the (ort0g0ese con=0est of Malacca. 2hey ere feare-' an- knon for their br0tality an- r0thlessness.((nothing see*s to ha,e change-!) 2he Malaccan fa*ily forcibly possesse- fertile pa--y >el-s an- cocon0t lan-s belonging to nati,es' (nothing see*s to ha,e change-!) by enforcing their br0tality thro0gh rape an- *0r-er.(nothing has change-!) /o*e of the resi-0* of the Malaccan Catholic relati,es re*ain in the /ee-0a. Nego*bo area' s0ch as the Lansa ?a*ily (no relation of Mario Lansa@@!!) of Nego*bo ho are co0sins of the Rajapaksa's. Me*bers of one section the of the /o0thern *igrant Malaccan fa*ily's later con,erte- to <sla* to blen- ith the M0sli*s of Malay an- Arab -escent' in or-er to recei,e tra-e bene>ts an- cre-it fro* M0sli* tra-ers ho *onopoliAe- the so0thern tra-ing ports of :alle an- 3a*panthotta* (no knon as 3a*bantota). (p.s. 3istory repeats itself- this ti*e' ith the 'Chinks' as ell@@!!) 2he others entere- into Billage politics. #ne of its *e*bers- 5on 5a,i- Rajapaksa' hel- the fe0-al post of Bi-anarachchi in <hala Balika-a 1orale. 2he fa*ily entere- the political scene by >rst feigning their Religio0s beliefs aligning *ore to the *ajority inhabitants beliefs of 2hera,a-a +0--his*! 2hereafter' 5on 5a,i- Rajapaksa's son 5on Mathe Rajapaksa as electe- in %CDE to represent 3a*bantota -istrict in the /tate Co0ncil. 5on Mathe -ie- in %C&F an- at the res0lting by-election his brother' 5on Alin Rajapaksa as electe- itho0t a contest. At the %C&" parlia*entary election to *e*bers of the fa*ily ere electe- to represent both of the constit0encies in 3a*bantota -istrict. 5on Alin Rajapaksa as electe- M( for +eliatta an- Laksh*an Rajapaksa (5on Mathe's son) as electe- M( for 3a*bantota.2hey yet *aintaine- the s0btlety of their sta0nch Catholic beliefs b0t appearing to be +0--hists on the o0tsi-e! 2he Rajapaksas contin0e- to -o*inate politics in 3a*bantota -istrict for ne4t three -eca-es ith to other *e*bers of the fa*ily (:eorge Rajapaksa an- Mahin-a Rajapaksa) also entering parlia*ent. 2he Rajapaksas ere represente- in the co0ntry's legislat0res contin0o0sly fro* %CDE till %C"". 2he fa*ily asn't represente- in parlia*ent after the GN( lan-sli-e at the %C"" parlia*entary election. 2he <n-o-Lanka Accor- she- light on the Rajapaksa fa*ily to a-opt a *ore hea-line-H /inhala +0--histH policy. 2his helpe- the Rajapaksa fa*ily to re-e*erge as the -o*inant political force' in 3a*bantota -istrict' hen Mahin-a an- his brother Cha*al Rajapaksa ere electe- in %CIC to represent 3a*bantota 9lectoral 5istrict. 2hey ere later joine- by Nir0pa*a Rajapaksa' +asil Rajapaksa an- Na*al Rajapaksa. Altho0gh the Rajapaksas ha- -o*inate- politics in the 3a*bantota -istrict' Nationally' politics ere -o*inate- by other fa*ilies (/enanayake's' 7ijear-ena's an- +an-aranaike's - also hypocrites of Christian origin). 7ith the co0ntry ha,ing face- *ore than to -eca-es of ar (*a-e e,en orse by the '3oo-l0*s of the 8B()' the (resi-ential Can-i-ate Mahin-a Rajapaksa opte- to take the *ore ra-ical /inhala +0--hist e4tre*ist path. 3e as oppose- to Ranil 7ickra*asinghe' ho ha- alrea-y create- resent*ent fro* the /inhala +0--hist *ajority an- as consi-ere- to be 'light ,eine-' an- pro- 7estern. 2his pai- o6 ell in !$$F' hen Mahin-a Rajapaksa as electe- (resi-ent. 2here are clai*s that in the !$$F an- consec0ti,e (resi-ential 9lections his Bictory as be=0eathe- by the sor-i- tales of *anip0lation' th0ggery an- corr0pt *alpractices. None of these allegation ere pro,e-' lea,ing the* only as Htales of the -isappointe-H' altho0gh *any still belie,e the contrary! /ince then' *e*bers of his fa*ily ha,e been appointe- to senior political positions. <**e-iately after being electe- (resi-ent' Mahin-a appointe- his brother :otabhaya Rajapaksa as 5efence /ecretary (the *ost senior ci,il ser,ice position in the Ministry of 5efence). Another brother' +asil Rajapaksa' as appointe- /enior (resi-ential A-,isor an- later Minister of 9cono*ic 5e,elop*ent. +eteen the* the three Rajapaksa brothers are in charge of >,e go,ern*ent *inistries: 5efence J Grban 5e,elop*ent' 9cono*ic 5e,elop*ent' ?inance J (lanning' 3ighays an- (orts J A,iation. 2his *eans that they -irectly control "$; of the national b0-get. None of these relations ha- the -ecency' hono0r or self respect to -ecline accepting these 'high oKces' if only to s=0ash the ob,io0s e*barrassing 'acc0sations' that folloe- by the tho0san-s. 2hey ent on to ac=0ire colossal a*o0nts of ealth. 2he Rajapaksa's -eny ha,ing control o,er s0ch a*o0nts!( Nat0rally!) N0*ero0s other *e*bers of the 'e4ten-e- fa*ily' ha,e also been appointe- to senior positions of the state. 2he entire fa*ily see*s Hset for lifeH!! After the s0ccessf0l 'iping o0t' of the *0r-ero0s Northern terrorists (also knon for their br0tality an- r0thlessness)' he e*poere- his Military brother to be in charge of 5efence' an- begin to in>ltrate into the 'Grban 5e,elop*ent A0thority' (G5A)' hich has ine4plicable 'Lan- poers'' to o,erri-e e,en the 80-iciary of the co0ntry! 2he acc0*0lation of so *0ch poer an- ealth by j0st one fa*ily' has ine,itably le- to the belief of blatant nepotis*. <nci-entally' the G5A as for*e- initially' by the for*er (resi-ent (re*a-asa hen he as (ri*e Minister' an- place- 0n-er his -irect p0r,ie a notorio0sly corr0pt ci,il ser,ant na*e- (askaralinga*! (p0n-i koottee) /ince then' the G5A has alays been a poerf0l 'control eapon' of the 3ea- of state. No the *ajority of the co0ntry' co*pletely ignorant of facts an- honest infor*ation' act like 'la*bs to sla0ghter'' 0n-er the co**an- an- -iscretion of the Rajapaksa fa*ily. 2o enhance their so calle- 'poer' they ha,e recr0ite- for*er *enials'e4- cattle thie,es' illicit alcohol breers an- Hfather 0nknonH ,illage th0gs' to e4ec0te *atters of 'la' s0**arily! All this hilst the co0ntry enjoys a rep0tation of ha,ing theH best (olice ?orce in the orl-- that *oney can b0yH !!!! No' the G5A is allege- to be forcibly ac=0iring (ri,ate an- /tate (roperty an- transferring the* on to =0estionable tri-pLtM agree*ents to their on fa*ily *e*bers an- their 'foot an- *o0th' sol-iers!! Re-li,ing their ancestral history of con=0ering the -eep so0th' an- no the hole nation! Let 0s all sincerely hope that the Hheels of 1ar*a o0l- t0rn sloly' b0t s0relyH! (?irst (0blishe- by /ri Lanka :0ar-ian) Posted by Thavam