Multiple choice general knowledge

During the time of recession when all major stock exchanges got tumbled, there was Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) which had an estimated return of over 108% so far in 2009.But recently CSE saw it biggest fall in last 5 years, following the arrest of Srilankan born New York hedge fund billionaire. This peroson has a stake in 10 top listed srilankan companies. Can you name him?

  1. Bonny Eppanna

  2. Rohitha Bogollagama

  3. Mathew krishnaswamy

  4. Raj Rajaratnam
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Raj Rajaratnam, a Sri Lankan-born hedge fund billionaire and founder of Galleon Group, was arrested in October 2009 for insider trading. He had significant investments in Sri Lankan companies through his firm, and his arrest caused the Colombo Stock Exchange to plunge.

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