Rajapaksa clan heir runs for Sri Lanka president after family forced out of power

Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa arrives for a meeting along with his supporters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 5, 2024. FILE - Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti-government protesters in Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 12, 2022.

When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka's president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family's hold on the island nation after more than 12 years of rule.