He is the founder and President of AFLAC (The Association For Lighting A Candle) International, a humanitarian organization that actively works towards alleviating poverty.
[3] He was born into a rich family, and his father served as a RAF fighter pilot who also went on to become the senior captain at Air Ceylon.
His life took a turning point when one of his colleagues at Carson Cumberbatch recommended him for a job at Air Ceylon by showing him a newspaper advertisement.
[4] The newspaper advertisement was calling out applications for stewards, and Elmo applied for the job and was eventually selected among the shortlisted candidates to join Air Ceylon.
[1] He has also published articles in mainstream media for Colombo Telegraph, The Island, Sunday Observer and Daily News covering various topics such as nationalism and literature.