The political influence of the Rajapaksa family Part of this comes from Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa's role when he was president of Sri Lanka in 2009 for his achievements in ending a 25-year civil war over ethnic conflicts. But now, many parties are beginning to express concerns that The political power of the Rajapaksa family in various important ministries may affect the independence in the administration of the country and make the government unable to deal with crises that swept Sri Lanka at this time
