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Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. [1] He is the eldest son of former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament.
The Sri Lanka Peoples’ Front said the 38-year-old lawyer Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest son of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa, will be its candidate in the Sept. 21 election, the ...
[3] [4] [5] Other prominent candidates included Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the NPP, and Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. [6] The election was a three-way contest between Wickremesinghe, Premadasa and Dissanayake.
The Rajapaksa family (Sinhala: රාජපක්ෂ, romanized: Rājapakṣa) is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics.It was one of Sri Lanka's most powerful families during Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidency, [1] when many members of the family occupied senior positions in the Sri Lankan state.
On 7 August 2024, the SLPP announced Namal Rajapaksa, son of Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election. He was the youngest candidate in the election. [ 65 ] Rajapaksa was eliminated after the first vote count, placing 4th behind Anura Kumara Dissanayake , Sajith Premadasa and Ranil Wickremesinghe and winning only 2. ...
Namal Rajapaksa suffered a humiliating defeat, finishing in fourth place and winning only 2.57% of the popular vote. [164] Following the SLPP's defeat, Mahinda Rajapaksa chose not to stand for re-election in the 2024 parliamentary elections , thus ending his 54-year long political career.
However, Namal Rajapaksa denied claims that she fled via a tweet and showed his frustration against the incident being reported as breaking news by a local newspaper. [ 422 ] On 12 July, Basil Rajapaksa , who attempted to flee the country via Bandaranaike International Airport , was forced to turn back after he was met with strong protests at ...
[116] [114] [115] Rajapaksa's son Namal wrote in a Twitter post "to ensure stability of the nation, Former President Rajapaksa has decided to resign from the Premiership tomorrow after an address to the nation". Namal Rajapaksa went on to say "his family's political party would work with Mr. Sirisena's party to form a broader coalition in ...