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"Absurd": Ex-Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Denies Involvement In 2019 Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuted allegations made by a British television channel that the 2019 Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 270 people were engineered by his loyalists to get him elected as president.
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The Powerful Rajapaksa Dynasty Bankrupted Sri Lanka In Just 30 Months
Ahead of the November 2019 election, Sri Lankan presidential challenger Gotabaya Rajapaksa proposed sweeping tax cuts so reckless the incumbent government thought it must be a campaign gimmick.
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Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe Resigns As PM, Dissolves Cabinet
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe formally announced his resignation Wednesday, four days after his party suffered a humiliating defeat at presidential polls.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lanka President At Buddhist Shrine
Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with him, as he was sworn in at a ceremony steeped in symbolism for his core supporters.
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PM Modi Congratulates Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa On Election Victory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his victory in Sri Lanka's presidential elections. Mr Rajapaksa, who is an ex-army officer and the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, won 53-54 percent of the vote as his main rival conceded defeat, his spokesperson told news agency AFP.
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"Terminator" Rajapaksa Storms To Victory In Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of the Tamil Tigers 10 years ago, stormed to victory Sunday in Sri Lanka's presidential elections seven months after terror attacks killed 269 people.
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Election Results: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Congratulates PM Narendra Modi
India Election Results: If the trends convert into seats, this would be the first time in more than 40 years in India that a party with a majority on its own will be coming back to power with a similar showing.
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"Would Have Said I Killed Ravan": RLD Chief Ajit Singh on PM Modi
Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his claims of achievements in the last five years, saying that had he (PM Modi) gone to Sri Lanka "he would have said that he has killed the demon Ravana.
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"Absurd": Ex-Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Denies Involvement In 2019 Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuted allegations made by a British television channel that the 2019 Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 270 people were engineered by his loyalists to get him elected as president.
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The Powerful Rajapaksa Dynasty Bankrupted Sri Lanka In Just 30 Months
Ahead of the November 2019 election, Sri Lankan presidential challenger Gotabaya Rajapaksa proposed sweeping tax cuts so reckless the incumbent government thought it must be a campaign gimmick.
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Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe Resigns As PM, Dissolves Cabinet
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe formally announced his resignation Wednesday, four days after his party suffered a humiliating defeat at presidential polls.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lanka President At Buddhist Shrine
Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with him, as he was sworn in at a ceremony steeped in symbolism for his core supporters.
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PM Modi Congratulates Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa On Election Victory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his victory in Sri Lanka's presidential elections. Mr Rajapaksa, who is an ex-army officer and the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, won 53-54 percent of the vote as his main rival conceded defeat, his spokesperson told news agency AFP.
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"Terminator" Rajapaksa Storms To Victory In Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of the Tamil Tigers 10 years ago, stormed to victory Sunday in Sri Lanka's presidential elections seven months after terror attacks killed 269 people.
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Election Results: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Congratulates PM Narendra Modi
India Election Results: If the trends convert into seats, this would be the first time in more than 40 years in India that a party with a majority on its own will be coming back to power with a similar showing.
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"Would Have Said I Killed Ravan": RLD Chief Ajit Singh on PM Modi
Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his claims of achievements in the last five years, saying that had he (PM Modi) gone to Sri Lanka "he would have said that he has killed the demon Ravana.
