In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, photo, Basil Rajapaksa, center, Sri Lanka's former economic affairs minister and brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa, speaks to supporters at the party office of the newly launched Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna or Sri Lanka People's Front party in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although still an official member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the goal of the newly launched Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party is widely expected to resurrect Rajapaksa's fortunes after he lost the Sri Lankan presidency in 2015 in a stunning electoral upset. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)