Mahinda Rajapaksa
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Sri Lanka rejects Rajapaksa's revenge allegations
World | Jan 22, 2015, 12:00 PM ISTColombo: The newly-elected Sri Lankan government Thursday refuted allegations of political revenge made by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.Media Minister Gayantha Karunathillake said the allegations were baseless and that the present government was committed to charging
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Complaints against Rajapaksa brothers, police probe launched
World | Jan 18, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTColombo: Mahinda Rajapaksa's younger brother ran “death squads” and ordered the murder of a high-profile newspaper editor, a loyalist-turned-foe of the former president has alleged, prompting a police probe. Mervyn Silva, the former minister of
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Indian spy's role alleged in Sri Lankan President's election defeat: Report
India | Jan 18, 2015, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: As per media reports, Sri Lanka has expelled the Colombo station chief of India's spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for his alleged role in helping the opposition oust the then President
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Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdog
World | Jan 13, 2015, 05:50 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members were today reported to the country's anti-corruption watchdog by a key coalition partner of the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, over graft claims. The Marxist
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India to be Lankan President's first foreign destination
World | Jan 10, 2015, 09:31 PM ISTColombo: India may be the first foreign destination of the newly-elected Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena who today began an exercise in assembling a “national unity” cabinet and invited exiled dissidents back to the country.A
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Ban Ki-moon welcomes peaceful transition in SL, praises Rajapaksa
World | Jan 10, 2015, 10:36 AM ISTUnited Nations: Welcoming the peaceful political transition in Sri Lanka following the presidential election, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday praised an adversary of the world body, Mahinda Rajapaksa, for upholding democracy.Former Sri Lankan President,
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Tamil Nadu parties describe Rajapaksa's defeat as Tamil victory
National | Jan 09, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTChennai: Hailing the defeat of Sri Lankan leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, political parties in Tamil Nadu today upped the ante for a probe into his role in the alleged war crimes against minority Tamils in 2009.DMK
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Punish Rajapaksa for war crimes: Tamil Nadu parties
National | Jan 09, 2015, 04:10 PM ISTChennai: The MDMK and the PMK said Friday that outgoing Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa must be tried for war crimes. MDMK general secretary Vaiko also urged president-elect Maithripala Sirisena to free all Tamils from
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Tamilians protest against Salman Khan for supporting Sri Lankan President
Bollywood | Jan 05, 2015, 09:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: The year doesn't seem to have opened on a good note for actor Salman Khan. The actor faced a protest by a Tamil group outside Galaxy Apartment earlier today for visiting Sri Lanka
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Salman's 'campaign' for Rajapaksa 'shameful': CPI
National | Dec 30, 2014, 11:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: CPI today criticised Bollywood actor Salman Khan for reportedly campaigning for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, saying it was “shameful” for an Indian artiste to do so.“Artistes are known to stand in the
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DMK criticise Salman Khan for campaigning in favour of Rajapaksa
National | Dec 30, 2014, 08:00 PM ISTChennai: After MDMK, DMK today criticised Hindi cinema superstar Salman Khan for allegedly campaigning in support of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakasa, saying it was not just the issue of Tamils in that country, but
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Salman Khan is a betrayer: MDMK chief Vaiko
Bollywood | Dec 30, 2014, 01:43 PM ISTChennai: Hitting out at Bollywood actor Salman Khan for allegedly campaigning for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MDMK chief Vaiko today dubbed him as a 'betrayer.' "He is also a betrayer," Vaiko told reporters here
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Dilshan backs Rajapaksa in Lanka Presidential poll
Cricket | Dec 24, 2014, 07:02 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan today announced his support for the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is seeking a record third-term in the upcoming presidential poll early next month.The 38-year-old cricketer from the island-nation,
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Black flags to be shown to PM if he comes to Tamil Nadu: Vaiko
National | Dec 12, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTChennai: MDMK leader Vaiko, whose party recently snapped ties with NDA, today said his party would show black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whenever he visits Tamil Nadu in view of his "support" to
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Lankan Prez worships at Lord Venkateswara temple
India | Dec 10, 2014, 12:22 PM ISTTirupati: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in the wee hours near here.Rajapaksa was in the temple for about an hour, participating in the
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38 Indian fishermen on fast unto death in Sri Lanka jail
India | Dec 04, 2014, 12:52 PM ISTColombo: At least 38 Indian fishermen lodged in Sri Lanka's Jaffna prison for alleged poaching are on a fast unto death demanding their early release.The Indian consulate office in Jaffna has alerted the Indian High
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DMK condemns Modi's wishes to Rajapaksa
National | Nov 30, 2014, 10:58 PM ISTChennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi today joined other political parties in Tamil Nadu in criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa a success during the upcoming elections in his country."It
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Modi asks SAARC to fulfill commitment on combating terror
World | Nov 26, 2014, 07:57 PM ISTKathmandu: Pakistan's intransigence today came in the way of the SAARC Summit failing to sign agreements on greater connectivity among the eight member nations on its opening day marked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking
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Sri Lanka seeks common SAARC voice to fight terrorism
World | Nov 26, 2014, 02:44 PM ISTKathmandu: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday called for a common voice among South Asian nations on international issues and cooperation on eradicating terrorism regionally and globally."We gather here with renewed focus, desiring greater
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Nation is grateful to Rajapaksa, Modi for fishermen's release: Swamy
National | Nov 19, 2014, 11:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing his happiness over the release five Indian fishermen on death row in Sri Lanka, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said the nation is grateful to the joint efforts of the Indian and