[citation needed] She is the niece of former Sri Lankan President and later Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

[2] She served as a deputy minister of water supply and drainage during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2010 and 2015.

[3] Portions of the Papers revealed that she and her husband controlled a shell company they used to make investments and buy luxury apartments in London and Sydney.

[6] Many reports related the fraudulent efforts as part of Rajapksa family’s undisclosed wealth in offshore countries.

[7][8] The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reported that Rajapaksa and Nadesan declined to answer its questions about their trusts and companies.