By Prof. Samitha Hettige Botanists refer to “Kurukkan” or “Filler Millet” as “Eleusine coracana”. Some in SL refer to the late DM, DA and their Rajapaksa clan as the Kurahan clan because of the colour of the shawl they wear. Presidents Mahinda and Gotabaya managed to make their marks in SL history by leading the.