Rajaka Community

Our caste is also known as Hena and Rada in Andhra Pradesh. We had migrated to Andhra Pradesh from Sri Lanka, where our community was into farming and laundry services. We make up around 12 per cent of the population of Andhra Pradesh. Interestingly, our community is gaining a say in today's Sri Lankan politics. In fact, former Sri Lankan prime minister Ranasinghe Premadasa was a Rajaka.