Sri Lanka's anti-corruption drive puts Rajapaksa dynasty in a rut Sri Lanka's drive to fight rampant corruption and a culture of impunity, the hallmarks of its entrenched political elites, has put the once-mighty Rajapaksa political dynasty on hold as members of the former first family, which ruled South Asia for nearly two decades, face a spate of alleged graft cases.

Sri Lanka's anti-corruption drive puts Rajapaksa dynasty in a rut Sri Lanka's drive to fight rampant corruption and a culture of impunity, the hallmarks of its entrenched political elites, has put the once-mighty Rajapaksa political dynasty on hold as members of the former first family, which ruled South Asia for nearly two decades, face a spate of alleged graft cases.