The government has decided to appoint Dileepa Wijesundara as the group CEO of Sri Lanka Telecom.
The Sri Lanka holds a 49.5% stake in SLT while Global Telecommunication Holdings N.V. of Netherlands holds a 44.98% stake.
An old boy of Royal College, Wijesundara is also a former chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
CID probe against Lalith
Meanwhile, it is reported that the current SLT group CEO - Lalith de Silva was actively supported former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the last Presidential election, and it has been revealed that he has misused a vast amount of SLT resources for this purpose.
The SLT currently falls under the purview of the Foreign Ministry. Foreign Mangala Samaraweera has directed the new SLT chairman to probe into de Silva misusing SLT resources for the recently concluded Presidential election.
The minister has also decided to file a CID complaint on this regard as well, reports add.
The following photos depicts how Lalith de Silva joined the election campaign.
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