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Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a 2019 party convention in Colombo. AP Photo
Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a 2019 party convention in Colombo. AP Photo
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The National
29 April, 2022