A poignant example of this was the lack of volunteers to assume the role of Prime Minister after Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation.

Source: https://www.onlanka.com/news/sri-lanka-risks-returning-to-bankruptcy-within-a-decade-unless-steps-taken-promptly-president.html

Gotabaya temporarily fled his country last summer after mass protests over living costs, while Mahinda resigned from his post as prime minister last spring.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/canada-sanctions-four-senior-sri-lanka-leaders-including-two-recent-ex-presidents-6355790

Rajapaksa was a top defense official during the war, and his older brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, had been defeated in the 2015 elections after 10 years in power.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/sri-lanka-will-investigate-allegations-of-intelligence-complicity-in-2019-easter-bombings/