Rajapaksa family

== Wealth ==
Wealth of the Rajapaksa family has been a subject of speculation with many members believed to have amassed a large amount of hidden wealth some of which have been revealed in international investigations and claims of wealth reaching over billions of dollars have been made. The Rajapaksa family owned the [[Carlton Sports Network]], the Carlton Pre-schools and the Carlton Motor Sports Club which have been accused of illegally using state resources<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-02 |title=Sri Lanka sports body, where Carlton Motor Sports voted, declared illegal |url=https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-sports-body-where-carlton-motor-sports-voted-declared-illegal-4281 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=EconomyNext |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=MP Anura Kumara makes observations on claims that Yoshitha's arrest was an act of political revenge |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2016/02/03/mp-anura-kumara-makes-observations-on-claims-that-yoshithas-arrest-was-an-act-of-political-revenge/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Battling mega corruption - Opinion {{!}} Daily Mirror |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/battling-mega-corruption/172-85009 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref>

Nama Rajapaksa is the owner of Gowers Corporate Services, HelloCorp, and NR Consultants which have been accused of being used for money laundering and getting lucrative contracts from the state-owned SriLankan Airlines during the Rajapaksa administration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Company within company in Namal’s HelloCorp {{!}} The Sunday Times Sri Lanka |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/160821/news/company-within-company-in-namals-hellocorp-205589.html |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gowers Corp Money laundering case Further trial postponed for Feb 12 - Front Page {{!}} Daily Mirror |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/Front-Page/Gowers-Corp-Money-laundering-case-Further-trial-postponed-for-Feb-12/238-182861 |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref>

Rohitha Rajapaksa who has never been employed and lacks any recorded sources of income was found to own a luxury hotel in the Sinharaja reserve called the "Green Eco Lodge". The hotel was initially believed to have been owned by Yoshitha Rajapaksa but an investigation confirmed that Rohitha was the owner. Environmental activists have accused the hotel of damaging the biodiversity by the construction of the hotel and have accused the Rajapaksa family of using the military in the construction of the hotel <ref>{{cite news |title=Probe reveals ‘Green Eco Lodge’ owned by MR’s son |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/front_page/Probe-reveals-Green-Eco-Lodge-owned-by-MRs-son/238-243713 |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref> Rohitha accepted that he owned the hotel and denied any wrongdoing during its construction.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weerasooriya |first1=Sahan |title=Rohitha denies any wrongdoing in hotel construction near Sinharaja |url=https://island.lk/rohitha-denies-any-wrongdoing-in-hotel-construction-near-sinharaja/ |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>