I don't just believe that Sri Lanka Telecom is inefficient.

I believe it is not effective.

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I believe the organization has failed to meet expectations.

The service is often unreliable, and there have been documented inconsistencies, including issues around refunds.

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We will seek buyers from abroad with relevant expertise.

Opposition politicians may ask for a chance and promise to manage it properly.

But how many times have you heard that and decided it wasn't true?

Too many.

Once it is owned by private individuals, including organizations such as our SL Family Tree, there is more direct accountability for decisions.

This is an essential step toward getting the work done.

I will not accept further excuses or misleading explanations from the government, which I believe many of you have already seen.

I remember when Thilanga, my mom's brother, was their chairman from 2002 to 2004, he helped with their privatization into a publicly limited corporation in Colombo Stock Exchange. I saw his name in one of SLT's first public financial filings.

He helped set up Rainbow Pages, like I have my very own AngryPages (California, USA), to replace Yellow Pages, which helped save SLT some money.

I hope we can make SL Telecom a successful company again.