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It adds that the cars were set ablaze by citizens outraging against the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Srilanka Rajpaksha son&#8217;s had the collection of Rolls Royce, Lamborghini and other luxury cars, later public frustrated with Rajapaksa&#8217;s Polarization strategy and.. see what happened yesterday!!<\/p>\n<p>Never divide own country citizens!<\/p>\n<p>\u2618\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahulGandhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhupeshbaghel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bhupeshbaghel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JsharmaINC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JsharmaINC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IYC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWLyRycBBY\">pic.twitter.com\/EWLyRycBBY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AK_CHANDRAKAR_IYC (@A_K_Chandra_IYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_K_Chandra_IYC\/status\/1524693367413633024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video has multiple shares on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=sri%20lanka%20luxury%20cars%20burned&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. One of the tweets received more than 32,000 retweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa&#8217;s sons had Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Mclaren etc. See what happened to them yesterday.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPZr10XNCN\">pic.twitter.com\/aPZr10XNCN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JSP\ud83c\udff4\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\udff4 (@JsPalani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JsPalani\/status\/1524295193175810048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video has several reshares on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos?q=Rajapaksa%27s%20son%20had%20Rolls%20Royce%2C%20Lamborghini%2C%20Mclaren....see%20what%20happened%20to%20them...%20Srilankan%20Rajpakshe%20Son%20had%20all%20the%20cars%20and%20all%20of%20them%20burnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/srilanka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1783\" height=\"1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/srilanka.jpg 1783w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/srilanka-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/srilanka-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/srilanka-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/srilanka-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1783px) 100vw, 1783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also received requests on our official Whatsapp number (+91 76000 11160) to verify if the claim was true.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-16-at-10.17.43-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-16-at-10.17.43-AM.jpeg 808w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-16-at-10.17.43-AM-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-16-at-10.17.43-AM-768x630.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>On performing a keyword search, we found out that the video of the cars burning is from the Avenra Garden Hotel located in Negombo, Sri Lanka. A recent report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/2022\/05\/09\/avenra-garden-hotel-in-negombo-attacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newswire<\/a> confirms the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Avenra-gardens.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Avenra-gardens.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Avenra-gardens-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Avenra-gardens-768x646.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Newswire also tweeted the video with the same information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Several vehicles including a Lamborghini destroyed in Avenra Garden hotel attack in Negombo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdRZZrBlMv\">pic.twitter.com\/NdRZZrBlMv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NewsWire \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 (@NewsWireLK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsWireLK\/status\/1523693155828199424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, we found a YouTube video that shows the same luxury cars at the Avenra Garden Hotel. The parking area and colours of the models also match. The parked cars in the YouTube video are the same as the cars that are seen parked in the first few seconds of the viral video.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VxGnUtngv-I]<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/220515\/news\/lamborghini-ferrari-and-hummers-burnt-to-cinders-482775.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sundaytimes.lk<\/a>, the cars were torched during the anti-government protests in Sri Lanka. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/2022\/05\/12\/statement-from-avenra-group-over-the-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newswire.lk<\/a> reported that four other properties belonging to the hotel chain were attacked in Negombo. The hotel issued a statement that it has no links to politicians and has remained an &#8220;independent&#8221; business.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, while the video is from Sri Lanka, it was not taken at the residence of ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video showing a line of parked luxury cars is viral on social media. Towards the end of the video, it is seen that these cars are burning in a fire. 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