Edited sentence: His regime, being increasingly considered dictatorial, controls the country's economy, judicial system, politics and media primarily through nepotistic appointments of family members and also through fear and violence.Rajapaksa has portraits of himself around the country and state controlled media has been used to liken Rajapaksa to King Dutugemunu, an ancient king of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka under Mahinda Rajapaksa is a more recent example of cult of personality