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Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has landed in the neighbouring Maldives, local officials said. Source: AAP

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war, but feared by minorities for his brutal approach.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa is revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war, but feared by minorities for his brutal approach.

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