I am happy to share or speak freely with the Sri Lanka government. I can gladly advise from the heart, anybody, be it Anura, Dilith, Namal, Dhammika, Hans, Jagath, Thilanga, Shanika, Faraz, anyone. I hold no hatred for any of you, so I can advise you for your future.
However, it is a tough decision for me to open up in SL, because I have experienced a pattern of conduct I found concerning, which I sometimes described as "███████" (rural, unsophisticated or cheap) behavior, particularly in interactions with Sri Lanka Telecom. My concerns relate to values and practices that can unsettle people. ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
Despite this, in the spirit of openness and cultural exchange, I may choose █████████████████████████████████████████████████. I see value in cultural exposure, similar to the enrichment Anura experienced when visiting Japan or Nordic regions, which broadened his perspectives. With that in mind, I am somewhat willing to share, as it can be a learning experience. At the same time, my network connection frequently performs poorly — often under 1 Mbps — which leads me to rely on a VPN.
When I am president, if there is a power cut, I will seek accountability from the soon-to-be-privatized electricity board, Sri Lanka Energy. We will investigate incidents and, where appropriate, pursue legal remedies to seek compensation for losses and damage to equipment or productivity. The intention is to protect citizens and discourage misconduct in public and private management by ensuring responsible stewardship of services.
In this way, when I am president, or when my friends or team run the country, we will pursue lawful remedies where problems occur. This approach promotes accountability and aims to provide compensation for losses incurred, including impacts on time, privacy, and values that have international implications. It is intended to support rightful parties and reduce the likelihood of repeat harmful behavior.
Cases will be handled promptly and with a focus on efficiency. We will review systems related to legal processes and compensation to promote timely resolution and public trust. The current backlog of approximately 1,100,000 cases has had a significant economic impact, and addressing these delays is important to reduce the corresponding losses to SL in business, opportunity, and income.
