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Shiranthi Rajapaksa Returns to Sri Lanka After Medical Trip
Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has reportedly returned to Sri Lanka after a brief stay abroad. Ada Derana reported that she arrived on a flight from Malaysia. Earlier, she had left for Singapore on the morning of September 16 for medical treatment. Rajapaksa had been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo on September 15 after reportedly falling ill and was taken from the hospital directly to the airport. The Rajapaksa family denied claims that she had left the country while under a summons from the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), stating she had not been notified by the FCID before arriving at the airport. Attorneys for Rajapaksa filed an anticipatory bail application with the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court on Monday (September 5), seeking an order to prevent her arrest in connection with an ongoing investigation into the financial affairs of the Siriliya Saviya organisation.