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Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa (born 13 April 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former deputy minister.
- A Dynasty Rises Amid Civil War
- Power Couple
- Reversal of Fortune
- The Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity
- Back in Power
Civil war ravaged Sri Lanka for a quarter-century. The seeds of the conflict go back to 1948, when nationalists, led by Don Alwin Rajapaksa, granted certain citizenship privileges to the Sinhalese majority, alienating the country’s ethnic Tamil minority. Animosity boiled over into open conflict in 1983, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, an...
In 2009, the Sri Lankan army killed Tamil chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, effectively ending the quarter century-long civil war. Mahinda Rajapaksa – Gotabaya’s brother –was hailed as the leader who had defeated the rebels. Despite war crime allegations by European Union officials and other foreign observers,he won a second term in the 2010 presidenti...
In 2015, the Rajapaksa family’s fortunes shifted dramatically. Dogged by accusations of corruption and authoritarianism, Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the presidential election to a former ally who campaigned on a promise to reform. Soon after, a spokesman for the incoming cabinet told reporters that people close to the Rajapaksa government had secretly t...
In the midst of the corruption investigation, Nadesan hired movers to transfer his London-based art to the Geneva Freeport. As with other so-called free ports, clients of the 133-year-old Geneva Freeport, both individuals and companies, can store and trade goods held there without incurring customs duties or sales tax. Anti-money-laundering experts...
At the end of 2018, the Sri Lankan government elected in 2015 began to crumble. Many in the Sinhalese majority opposed proposed constitutional reforms that appeared to threaten their prerogatives. The new president abruptly fired the prime ministerand installed presidential predecessor and former opponent Mahinda Rajapaksa –an attempt to benefit fr...
Jul 13, 2022 · The documents revealed how Nirupama Rajapaksa, a scion of the ruling family, and her husband, businessman Thirukumar Nadesan, had used secretive shell companies and trusts to accumulate more than $18 million in tax havens, and own artworks and luxury properties in London and Sydney.
Nov 1, 2021 · Activists from Transparency International Sri Lanka and others have made a united call for an investigation into the financial dealings of Nirupama Rajapaksa, a former deputy minister, and her husband, Thirukumar Nadesan.
Oct 4, 2021 · Deputy minister of water supply and drainage (2010-2015) Nirupama Rajapaksa is a cousin of Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who rose to power during a brutal civil war. She is also a former member of Parliament and served as deputy minister of water supply and drainage from 2010 to 2015.
Oct 5, 2021 · The leaked records show that as the conflict intensified, Nirupama Rajapaksa, now 59 years old, and her husband, Nadesan, were establishing shell companies and trusts in offshore jurisdictions...
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Oct 7, 2021 · Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered a probe into his niece’s overseas wealth after she and her husband were alleged in the Pandora Papers to have millions of dollars stashed...
