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FILE- Sri Lankan lawmaker Basil Rajapaksa speaks to his officials after he was appointed as country's finance minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8, 2021. Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, quit Parliament on Thursday amid mounting criticism of his alleged role in dragging the island nation into its worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Sri Lankan president’s brother quits; UN launches aid appeal

By Bharatha Mallawarachi - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, photo, Basil Rajapaksa, center, Sri Lanka's former economic affairs minister and brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa, speaks to supporters at the party office of the newly launched Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna or Sri Lanka People's Front party in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although still an official member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the goal of the newly launched Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party is widely expected to resurrect Rajapaksa's fortunes after he lost the Sri Lankan presidency in 2015 in a stunning electoral upset. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka’s former strongman sets stage for comeback attempt

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press