Sri Lankan court dismisses case challenging presidential candidate Rajapaksa's citizenship
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A Sri Lankan court on Friday dismissed a legal case challenging presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lankan citizenship, removing a major barrier he faced in contesting the Nov. 16 poll.