A memorial constructed for D A Rajapaksa, the father of Mahinda and Gotabaya, has been destroyed.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the incident in Hambantota.
The ancestral home of the Rajapaksa family in Medamulana, Hambantota was also allegedly set on fire by protesters.
Ancestral home of the Rajapaksa family in Medamulana, Hambantota set on fire by protesters. pic.twitter.com/QIEnREphjq
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