Rajapaksa family

=== 2019 presidential election and economic crisis ===
In 2018, [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]], brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa emerged as a possible candidate for the [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019 Presidential election]], which he successfully contested on a pro-nationalistic, economic development and national security platform, gaining a majority from the predominant [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] areas of the island. He is the first person with military background to be elected as President of Sri Lanka and also the first person to be elected President who had not held an elected office prior.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sri Lanka gets its first president with military credentials|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/sri-lanka-president-military-credentials-191119175813787.html|access-date=18 December 2019|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

After [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]], Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed as the Prime Minister while Chamal Rajapaksa and Namal Rajapaksa became [[Minister of Irrigation (Sri Lanka)|Minister of Irrigation]] and [[Minister of Youth and Sports (Sri Lanka)|Minister of Youth and Sports]] respectively in the [[Second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet]]. Later in July 2021 [[Basil Rajapaksa]] was appointed as the [[Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka)|Minister of Finance]] after entering the parliament from the [[National list member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)|national list]]. When the country began to face the [[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis|economic downfall]], the public blame it on the Rajapaksa family's corruption and economic mismanagement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/10/thousands-in-sri-lanka-insist-rajapaksa-family-quit-politics |website=Al Jazeera |date=10 April 2022 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> Following the [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|massive protests]] demanding the Rajapaksa family to resign, they resigned from their Ministerial portfolios.<ref>{{cite web |title=With Sri Lanka's crisis, Rajapaksa family falls: A look at key figures |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/with-sri-lanka-s-crisis-rajapaksa-clan-falls-a-look-at-key-figures-101657730199590.html |work=Hindustan Times News |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> Later in July 2022, President Gotabaya [[Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa|fled the country]] and stepped down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lanka crisis: How the mighty Rajapaksa family lost power, grace |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/sri-lanka-crisis-how-the-mighty-rajapaksa-family-lost-power-grace-101657754344553.html |work=Hindustan Times News |date=14 July 2022 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>