It is said that he will assume duties on Monday (04). He has no experience or the know-how to run modern alternative media.
In 1997, the Maligakanda courts imposed a 20,000 fine and a 15-year suspended sentence on Rajapakse after he had falsely appeared as a medical practitioner under the name Dr. Narendra Rajapakse in documentation.
Following this, his appointment as a Justice of Peace for the Whole Island as well as a visiting lecturer position were also cancelled.
A document where Rajapaksa used the term Dr. , the cancellation of his JP appointment and a newspaper article on the Divaina newspaper reporting that Rajapaksa has pleaded guilty, are shown below.