Namal Rajapaksa denies claims that Mahinda sought help from Mahanayake Theros to stop arrests, accusing the government of using religious leaders in political smear campaigns to hide its failures.
Namal Rajapaksa Defends Family, Denounces Allegations Involving Maha Sangha
Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa of the National People’s Power movement has come forward to refute explosive claims involving his father, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the country’s Buddhist religious leadership. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Namal lashed out at the government, accusing it of launching a fake propaganda campaign to hide its growing failures by dragging revered Mahanayake Theros into political controversy.
According to Namal, the government has failed to keep the promises it made during its first year in office. Instead of addressing pressing national issues, he claims it is shifting the public’s attention through false allegations and character assassinations, with his family often being targeted.
The central accusation he addressed was a widely circulated report alleging that Mahinda Rajapaksa had sought intervention from the Mahanayake Theros the most senior Buddhist monastic figures in Sri Lanka to prevent potential arrests of his family members. Namal dismissed the report as baseless and branded it as a disrespectful attack on the integrity of the Maha Sangha.
“This is not only an attack on the former President, but also a shameful attempt to drag our most respected religious leaders into political mudslinging,” Namal stated. “Such actions must be strongly condemned.”
He further claimed that the government is politicizing the police and judiciary, manufacturing charges to falsely implicate members of his family. Despite these ongoing efforts, Namal stressed that his family has consistently placed full trust in the judicial process and never expected any special treatment or backdoor interventions.
“We have faced political pressure and investigations without fear,” he emphasized, “and we have always allowed the legal system to do its work.”
Namal concluded by calling on the National People’s Power-led government to stop its misleading propaganda campaigns and start addressing real governance concerns. He warned that their dependence on fake news, law enforcement manipulation, and smear tactics demonstrates a deep political insecurity and inability to govern effectively.
The controversy has reignited national discussions about the interference of politics in religious institutions, the independence of Sri Lanka’s judiciary, and the use of state resources for political vendettas.
