Analysts say move resonates with public but Dissanayake needs to scrutinize his own camp
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, left, and his administration have arrested a number of family members of former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, top right, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (Source photos by Reuters)
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR
October 28, 2026 12:58 JST
COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's drive to combat rampant corruption and the culture of impunity, hallmarks of its entrenched political elites, has put the once formidable Rajapaksa political dynasty in the dock, as members of the former first family, who dominated the South Asian nation for nearly two decades, face a clutch of alleged graft cases.