The Lotus Tower, the tallest tower in South Asia, was declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (16).Addressing the opening ceremony the President stated that this construction is a landmark evolution in the Sri Lankan telecommunication sector and a new leap in the building construction technology.The President emphasized that even though the Colombo Lotus tower signifies a huge step in the construction industry and thus paving the way to the next level of telecommunications, the story behind it is not so beautiful.