Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Rohitha said the arrest of his brother Namal was a part of the government’s witch-hunt of its opponents and that it was the ministers who decide when to arrest and when to release opposition politicians. He said it had become a normal routine to visit his brothers in prison and that it had become his second home. Mr. Rajapaksa said his brothers had done a great service for the development of Rugby and Rugby had gained international exposure as a result.