Rajapaksa sheds tears as son is remanded

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa shed tears outside a prison in Colombo yesterday, after he visited his son Yoshitha, who was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into financial irregularities under the former leader.

Mr Rajapaksa told reporters that the current Sri Lankan government was engaged in a “witch hunt” and condemned them for what he claimed was the targeting of politicians’ families.

Meanwhile, one of his other sons Rohitha Rajapaksa warned the current Sri Lankan government that it had “stood on the tail of the lion”.

“Now don't expect the lion, not to rip u in to parts,” he posted on social media.

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