{"id":77159,"date":"2022-07-13T03:33:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=77159"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T21:17:50","slug":"is-the-medamulana-house-of-rajapaksa-falling-down-falling-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=77159","title":{"rendered":"Is the Medamulana “House of Rajapaksa” Falling Down, Falling Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By
\nD.B.S.Jeyaraj<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLondon Bridge is falling down,
\nFalling down, falling down.
\nLondon Bridge is falling down,
\nMy fair lady.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Nursery Rhyme<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When Basil Rohana Rajapaksa was in a rn in as Finance Minister by his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July 2021, the appointment grabbed the attention of the world\u2019s influential media. It was seen as an illustrative example of a single family enjoying a monopoly of political power in a democratic country. \u201cIn Sri Lanka , the Government Looks Increasingly like a Family Firm\u201d was the heading of the article in the prestigious \u201cNew York Times\u201d. An article in the much-respected \u201cThe Hindu\u201d had the heading \u201cThe Rajapaksas | Four brothers in one government\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Is the Medamulana “House of Rajapaksa” Falling Down, Falling Down?<\/p><\/div>\n

It was at one time quite common for members of a single or extended family to dominate Governments in many Kingdoms in the middle-east or Brunei. The practice also prevailed in some African and Latin American dictatorships. There have been many instances of politics being a family business in India or even other countries in South Asia too.<\/p>\n

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However what is rare in those countries is the extent to which a single family dominated the upper echelons of Government as in Sri Lanka . What is \u201cunique\u201d about this is that Sri Lanka is a democratic country with lawfully elected Governments and has a vibrant democracy despite flaws. Yet one family had pervasive control over Government in Sri Lanka. It was estimated that 72% of the total budgetary allocations to ministries were to those under the purview of the Rajapaksa family.<\/p>\n

Neither Royal nor Aristocratic<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Royal Family in the UK is known as the House of Windsor. The Rajapaksas are neither Royal nor aristocratic, but as the \u201crulers \u201c of Sri Lanka the family could very well be dubbed as the \u201cHouse of Rajapaksa\u201d. At its zenith, the House of Rajapaksa had four Rajapaksa brothers from one generation holding the reins in Government as President, Prime Minister and cabinet ministers.<\/p>\n

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/p><\/div>\n

The Executive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also the Minister of Defence. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was Minister of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs and Minister of Urban Development and Housing. Basil Rajapaksa was Finance Minister. Eldest brother Chamal Rajapaksa was Cabinet Minister of Irrigation. He was also the State Minister of National Security and Disaster Management.<\/p>\n

Then there was the younger generation in the Rajapaksa family. Mahinda\u2019s son Namal Rajapaksa was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development. Chamal\u2019s son Shasheendra Rajapaksa who was earlier the Chief Minister of Uva Province was a state minister with an \u201cextensive\u201d portfolio. He was the Minister of State for Organic Fertilizer Production, Supply and Regulation and Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chillies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology for Agriculture. In addition to Namal and Shasheendra, another cousin Nipuna Ranawaka is also an elected MP. He is the son of the youngest Rajapaksa daughter Gandani Ranawaka.<\/p>\n

Rajapaksa Brand is Crumblig.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At one point of time the Rajapaksas seemed all-powerful and invincible. Today the wheel has turned full circle. The Rajapaksa brand is crumblig. The House of Rajapaksa is tumbling. The reasons are well-known and need no elaboration at this juncture. The agitation at Galle Face in particular and the related protests in different parts of the country in general are all focused on ousting the Rajapaksas from power. Initially it seemed that President Rajapaksa was the sole target. Subsequently the protest has enlarged into one demanding the exit of the entire Rajapaksa clan and a return of the loot allegedly robbed by the family over the years.<\/p>\n

The global media that viewed Sri Lanka with pity and amused contempt for letting the Rajapaksas rule the roost in dictatorial mode is now looking at the Island nation differently. The long – suffering Sri Lankan people\u2019s \u201cAragalaya\u201d(struggle) against the Rajapaksa regime has captured the world\u2019s attention. Ordinary people from all walks of life are engaged in an extraordinary struggle to end Rajapaksa rule and bring about positive change.<\/p>\n

It is a formidable and dangerous mission. I am proud of the indomitable courage displayed by my Sri Lankan brothers and sisters. I am humbled by their resolute dedication to the cause.<\/p>\n

How I wish I could be there now at Galle face in solidarity with demonstrating comrades. My heart is with the protest and my thoughts are with the people. I hope and pray the Struggle will reach its goal and that this phase in modern Sri Lankan history would be described in future as the Island nation\u2019s \u201cfinest hour\u201d.<\/p>\n

How then is the Medamulana Rajapaksa dynasty coping with this Aragalaya? President Gotabaya as well as elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda have refused to quit. They are of the view that the protests cannot be sustained for long and that the regime could stay put and survive. They also feel that if and when the \u201cshortages\u201d are remedied to some extent through international aid the situation would ease. The problem is to maintain the Government\u2019s majority in Parliament as more and more Govt MP\u2019s are declaring themselves as \u201cindependents\u201d.<\/p>\n

Unity of the Rajapaksa Clan<\/strong><\/p>\n

It also seems that an immediate casualty at this stage is the monolithic unity of the Rajapaksa clan. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is engaged in a number of political manoeuvres to stay in power. Most of the \u201cold\u201d cabinet and state ministers have been replaced with a \u201cnew\u201dset of ministers. Among those dropped or have opted to drop out are Gota\u2019s elder brother Chamal and younger brother Basil. His nephews Namal and Shasheendra too are out.<\/p>\n

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Rajapaksas<\/p><\/div>\n

The only family member who remains is \u201cMahinda Aiya\u201d the Prime Minister. But trouble is brewing there too. Latest media reports indicate that Mahinda Rajapaksa is planning to introduce a new Constitutional Amendment that would reduce the powers of his brother the executive president. Apparently the 20th Constitutional amendment introduced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2020 is to be repealed and replaced by the previous 19th Constitutional Amendment of 2015. 19 A downsized some powers of the executive president and empowered the Prime Minister to some extent. 20 A restored the full powers of the executive president. Against that backdrop the passage of the envisaged 21st Amendment will decrease President Gotabaya\u2019s powers and increase those of Premier Mahinda.The PM also held a Govt MP meeting attended by 88 MP\u2019s who re- affirmed confidence in Mahinda and urged him to tae control of Govt.<\/p>\n

Gotabaya and Mahinda<\/strong><\/p>\n

What appears to be happening now is that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is clinging on to the presidency at whatever cost. He seems ready to sacrifice anyone including Mahinda to prolong his stay in office. Gota refuses to believe that the people who elected him now want him removed. He thinks desperate measures like removing his siblings and nephews and replacing the seniors with comparative juiors in the cabinet will appease those wanting his exit. From Gota\u2019s perspective , he cannot step down as President because he has nowhere to go. Besides he will have to face a lot of \u201cdifficulties\u201d as an ousted ex – president.<\/p>\n

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PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s recent visit to Maviddapuram Temple in the North<\/p><\/div>\n

In Mahinda\u2019s case his concern is about safeguarding the Rajapaksa brand so that his eldests son Namal could become President or Prime Minister one day. Therefore Mahinda wants to do some damage control by cutting Gota down to size. Namal too is portraying himself as being independent of the Rajapasa regime now and making several \u201cpolitically correct\u201d pronuncements.<\/p>\n

As for the others Chamal who will become an octogegenarian in October is prepared to \u201cretire\u201d. Of the four Rajapaksa brothers Chamal is the least hated by the people currently. The controversial dual citizen Basil is biding his time observing how the situation is. If the political weather is adverse he will return to the USA and wait for another opportunity if possible. Shasheendra is very likely to migrate if necessary to sunny climes down under. Young Nipuna being only an MP and – also lacking a Rajapaksa surname – without any ministerial post has the best chance of surviving this political upheaval. Nevertheless it is doubtful whether he would like to continue in politics. Thus \u201ccrown prince\u201dNamal is the only Rajapaksa in the race and Mahinda is doing his best to help his son have a successful political future.<\/p>\n

Some media reports have described the perceived Gota-Mahinda rift as a tug of war between both. It appears therefore that Medamulana unity is cracking. However there are many who doubt this. They say that whatever the internal squabbles the Rajapaksa family always closes ranks against an external threat. This phenomenon of an intra-family clash is all play acting they feel. The Rajapasas are staging a calculated drama to help ease the pressure it is opined. Only time will determine which of these beliefs or doubts is proven right or wrong.<\/p>\n

One thing however is crystal clear. President Rajapasa and Prime Minister Rajapaksa and their Govt may be able to withstand the protests and stay in power without stepping down but their effectiveness would be gone. Without legitimacy and credibility, it would only be a \u201clame duck \u201cadministration. Furthermore it is highly unlikely that the Rajapaksas would be able to regain power and prestige as a dominant political dynasty again. Individual Rajapaksas could remain in politics but being a dominant political family again seems out of the question. The House of Rajapaksa may not see a total political downfall but it is certainly falling down.<\/p>\n

\u201cMedamulana Patriarch\u201d D.A. Rajapaksa<\/strong><\/p>\n

This focus on the house of Rajapaksa bings us to the \u201cMedamulana Patriarch\u201d Don Alvin Rajapaksa (DA Rajapaksa). Four of his sons and three of his grandsons have been ruling the political roost so far in Sri Lanka. Given the fact that DA Rajapaksa himself was a State Councilor and Parliament Member for nearly two decades and held the posts of Deputy Minister, Minister, Deputy Chairman and deputy speaker in those years, it may appear that the acorns have not fallen far from the tree.<\/p>\n

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Father DA Rajapaksa and sons<\/p><\/div>\n

However it must be emphasized that there was a crucial difference between D.A. Rajapaksa and his progeny. Unlike many of his descendants D.A. Rajapaksa had no burning ambition for ministerial posts or enormous greed for political power. DA Rajapaksa was of that rare breed of simple politicians who did not lust after perks, posts and power. It is indeed very hard to believe that an unambitious character like DA Rajapaksa strode across the Sri Lankan political stage successfully in the past. It is even more unbelievable when contrasted with the prevailing reality of greed for political power and authority evinced by Don Alvin Rajapaksa\u2019s sons and grandsons<\/p>\n

I have written about DA Rajapaksa before but it is indeed worth writing about him again in the current context.Much of the first-hand information I gathered about the Rajapaksas many years ago was from two persons who are no more today.<\/p>\n

One is Lawyer-writer and former MP Buddhika Kurukularatne who passed away last year. Apart from telling me what he knew, Buddhika was kind enough to go the extra mile by talking to some members of the Rajapaksa family to get more details.<\/p>\n

The other was former Secretary-General of Parliament and Ex-Ombudsman Sam Wijesinghe who breathed his last in 2014. Sam Wijesinghe hailing from the Deep South was related to the Rajapaksas and referred to DA Rajapaksa as his Uncle.In fact it was Sam who was responsible for DA\u2019s second son being named Mahinda.<\/p>\n

While delving into files with details about the Rajapaks provided by Buddhika ,I came across a letter sent by DA Rajapaksa to his eldest son Chamal in 1964. It was published in an article written by Kurukularatne. The letter written in Sinhala had been given to Buddhika by Mahinda and was translated into English by the former.<\/p>\n

Buddhika Kurukulratne has written as follows – \u201c Chamal had been selected for recruitment to the police. He sought his father\u2019s permission and the father took several days to ponder over the issue. D. A. was a Member of Parliament at the time and he wrote to Chamal . The letter was in Sinhala. Although I can never capture the warmth and affection contained there in the English translation of mine\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here is the letter in full-<\/em><\/p>\n

Letter to Eldest Son Chamal from Father DA<\/p>\n

\u2018House of Representatives’<\/strong><\/p>\n

30.03.64<\/strong><\/p>\n

My dear son,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Please hear in mind that I am addressing this letter to you due to my profound love and affection towards you.<\/p>\n

I need not stress on the fact that you are the eldest child in the family. You are aware that the eldest child inherits the father\u2019s position and it is the eldest child who is bestowed with huge reponsibilities in family matters. As I fall ill frequently these days, considering the situation in the family, your fullest co-operation is very necessary for the future well-being of the younger brothers and sisters. I need not emphasize on the dire need to safeguard our name which has earned the respect of the people as also to improve the family\u2019s standing. Please be informed therefore that I count on your co-operation towards this end.<\/p>\n

\u2018Please bear in mind that this letter is written not because we have any doubt of your support but merely to serve as a reminder.<\/p>\n

Son, when you sought my permission to join the police I gave my consent after considering the matter at great length. The general belief today is that the police is capable of corrupting any person with a good character. As the saying goes bees making their hive in a Margosa tree will not affect the sweetness of its honey (\u2014-) a person who joins the police with an unblemished character will remain untarnished. Although consumption of liquor and acquiring notoriety have become the legacy of the police, I and your mother earnestly expect you to perform your services devoid of such evil.<\/p>\n

Therefore my beloved son, please thoroughly bear in mind that we, your loving father and mother expect you to lead a just life in a manner that would dawn a radiant future both to you and the family.<\/p>\n

We remain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your loving mother and father<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Buddhika Kurukularatne goes on to say \u201cThis letter reflects inter-alia, the values the Rajapaksa\u2019s cherished so dearly\u201d. Yes certainly! The lines \u201c I need not emphasize on the dire need to safeguard our name which has earned the respect of the people as also to improve the family\u2019s standing.\u201d demonstrate clearly the values of DA Rajapasa.It is indeed saddening to see the Rajapaksa family name held so high by DA Rajapaksa being sullied so much by his sons and grandsons.<\/p>\n

Don David Rajapaksa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rise of the Rajapaksas as a formidable political family in the Ruhunu began with Don David Vidanarachchi Rajapaksa, the father of DA Rajapaksa and grandfather of Mahinda and siblings and the great grandfather of their offspring. Don David Rajapaksa hailed from Buddhiyagama in Weeraketiya in the Southern Hambantota District. Don David or D.D. Rajapaksa was the hereditary Vidane Arachchi or village headman of a cluster of villages and hamlets known as \u2018IhalaValikada Korale\u2019. The area inhabited by the Rajapaksa family was the division known as Giruweva\/Giruwapattuwa.<\/p>\n

D.D. Rajapaksa had three sons and a daughter. The eldest was Don Coronelis Rajapaksa or D.C. Rajapaksa, who served as coroner of the area. The second son was Don Mathew Rajapaksa while the youngest son was Don Alvin Rajapaksa. The direct entry into electoral politics was made by Don Mathew Rajapaksa or D.M. Rajapaksa who was elected State Councilor during British times. He was succeeded as State Councilor by younger brother Don Alvin Rajapaksa or D.A. Rajapaksa, who later became a Member of Parliament after Independence.<\/p>\n

Don Alvin Rajapaksa born on November 5 1912 married Dona Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake of Palatuwa, Matara. They had nine children \u2013 six boys and three girls. Their names are Chamal, Jayanthi , Mahinda, Tudor, Gotabaya, Basil, Dudley, Preethi, and Gandani. While D.M. Rajapaksa had taken to social service and politics, his brother D.A. Rajapaksa had tended to look after the family occupation of farming and livestock breeding. The elder brother lived at the Mahagedara in Kondagala and the younger at the Medamulana Mahagedara.<\/p>\n

Don Mathew Rajapaksa<\/strong><\/p>\n

.In 1936, D.M. Rajapaksa contested State Council elections himself and faced hustings for the Hambantota seat. In those days, candidates used different colours for their respective ballot boxes. DM chose brown, the colour of Kurakkan, to symbolise \u2018Kurakkan Country.\u2019 He won with a majority of 12,097 votes. Don Mathew Rajapaksa was a man of the people. He gave voice to the oppressed and stood up for the underprivileged.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, D.M. Rajapaksa died at the age of 49 in May 1945.After D.M. Rajapaksa\u2019s demise the people of Giruwapattuwa wanted D.A. Rajapaksa to step into his brother\u2019s shoes. D.M. Rajapaksa\u2019s sons Lakshman and George were too young then. The simple D.A. content with his agriculture, refused. Finally a deputation of notables went in procession to the paddy field where D.A. was engaged in ploughing. The delegation had with them the nomination papers and pressed D.A. to replace his brother in the State Council. <\/p>\n

Finally Don Alvin Rajapaksa agreed. He washed the mud off his hands and legs and signed the nomination papers, whereupon one person removed his shawl and wrapped it around D.A. in a symbolic gesture. He was elected unopposed to the State Council representing the Hambantota constituency on July 14, 1945.<\/p>\n

Don Alvin Rajapaksa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don Alvin Rajapaksa was an old student of Richmond College, Galle and was well-versed in English. He captained the Soccer Team and was Vice Captain of the Cricket Team. It is said that the ground record he set up in the match with Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa, still stands. Yet he had no qualms about becoming a full-fledged agriculturist. When he entered the State Council and took his oaths on August 8, 1945, he became a member of the Executive Committee on Agriculture and Lands.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMedamulana Dynasty\u201d: Four Sons and Three Grandsons of Don Alvin Rajapaksa \ud83c\udf37by D.B,S. Jeyaraj<\/p><\/div>\n

D.A. Rajapaksa represented the Beliatta seat in Parliament from 1947 to 1965 with a short break in March 1960, when he lost to D.P. Atapattu of the UNP. D.A. lost in 1965 to D.P. Attapattu again. D.A. Rajapaksa won Beliatta on the UNP ticket in 1947 and thereafter on the SLFP ticket till \u201965.<\/p>\n

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Statue of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike at “GotaGoGama”<\/p><\/div>\n

Don Alvin Rajapaksa was a faithful deputy to S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who crossed over from the UNP to SLFP on July 12, 1951. When SWRD crossed over, five others (A.P. Jayasooriya, George R. de Silva, Jayaweera Kuruppu, D.S. Goonesekera and D.A. Rajapaksa) were supposed to follow suit, but when the moment came, only D.A. Rajapaksa crossed the floor behind Bandaranaike like his shadow. The others got cold feet to cross over in the House but did so later. On September 2, 1951, the SLFP was formed. D.A. was one of the 44 signatories giving notice of the formation of the SLFP. In the 1952 May elections, the fledgling SLFP won nine seats. D.A. Rajapaksa was one of the nine victors.<\/p>\n

In spite of these impressive credentials and loyalty, D.A. Rajapaksa was not a cabinet minister in the 1956 Cabinet or 1960 July Cabinet. Initially I thought that D.A. Rajapaksa had been deprived of his rightful due in the SLFP despite his loyalty. But I learnt later from Sam Wijesinghe and Buddhika Kurukularatne that this was due to his lack of ambition, love of his roots and abhorrence for the trappings of power. As stated earlier these characteristics of D.A. Rajapaksa contrast sharply with the conduct of some of his descendants ensconced in the corridors of power.<\/p>\n

Declined Cabinet Portfolio<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1956, S.W.R.D. offered D.A. any Cabinet post, other than the one to be given to C.P. de Silva, but D.A. declined firmly and only wanted nephew Lakshman (DM Rjapaksa\u2019s son) to be given a deputy minister\u2019s post, so Lakshman was made Deputy to Trade and Commerce Minister R.G. Senanayake. But the people of Hambantota under the leadership of Tangalle lawyer Wickramasuriya protested strongly to S.W.R.D. and D.A. So a reluctant Don Alvin Rajapaksa was forced to be Deputy Minister of Land, Irrigation and Agriculture under C.P. de Silva. <\/p>\n

During Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake\u2019s short-lived Cabinet after S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike\u2019s assassination on September 26, 1959, D.A. Rajapaksa was Minister of Agriculture and Lands. He resigned in two weeks on October 10 to pre-empt dismissal by the eccentric Dahanayake who was sacking his ministers en masse and appointing fresh ministers.<\/p>\n

Refused Post of Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

In July 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Premier and offered a Cabinet portfolio to D.A. Rajapaksa, who declined it. Then she offered him the office of speaker. This too was refused. It is said that Rajapaksa said that he preferred his home in Medamulana to \u201cMumtaz Mahal\u201d. He continued to remain in a room at \u201cSrawasthi\u201d when in Colombo. On November 6, 1962, upon the death of Deputy Chairman of Committees Wariyapola MP A.M.A. Adhikari, D.A. Rajapaksa was appointed to fill the vacancy. When the Speaker R.S. Pelpola resigned on January 24, 1964 to accept a ministerial portfolio, the then Deputy Speaker Hugh Fernando became Speaker. D.A. Rajapaksa succeeded Hugh Fernando as the Deputy Speaker, which position he held until the defeat of the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Government in December 1964. D.A. Rajapaksa lost his seat in 1965 and passed away on November 7, 1967.<\/p>\n

DBS Jeyaraj can be reached at dbsjeyaraj@yahoo.com<\/span> <\/a><\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n

This article was published in the \u201cD.B.S.Jeyaraj Column\u201d of the \u201cDaily Mirror\u201don April 23rd 2022. It can be accessed here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/recomended-news\/Is-the-House-of-Rajapaksa-Falling-Down\/277-235563<\/a><\/p>\n

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