“Murder probe casts shadow over comeback bid by Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa” by By Shihar Aneez and Douglas Busvine

“It’s potentially very explosive – it might go right to the top,” said analyst Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, who runs a policy think tank and election monitoring group.”

see: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/11/us-sri-lanka-election-idUSKCN0QG0FQ20150811

“Ex-Sri Lanka rugby player’s body exhumed” by Sport24

Authorities re-opened the case of Wasim Thajudeen’s death after allegations mounted that police had covered up a murder in which a son of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was implicated. Rajapaksa has denied that his son was involved and says the allegations are politically motivated.

see: http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Ex-Sri-Lanka-rugby-players-body-exhumed-20150810