(Lanka-e-News -13.Jan.2016, 9.00PM) If the principal of Kingswood College . Kandy can be interdicted because he collected Rs. three million six hundred and twenty five thousand (Rs. 3,625,000/-) from students in violation of the ministry circular , how come the principal and deputy principal of Ananda College , Colombo are free and enjoying impunity after illegally collecting as much as Rs.11,900,000.00 from the students , parents of students of Ananda College are fiercely and furiously questioning.
These parents who addressed a letter dated 6 th January to the Prime minister , have forwarded copies of it to the minister of education and the Editor ,Lanka e news.
The ministry of education had issued circulars 05/2015, 23/2013 , 11 /2013 and 07/ 2013 against collection of monies on the sly.
It is the principal of Ananda College Kithsiri Liyanagama and Deputy principal Francis Welage , his assistant, who are the leaders in this collection of illegal payments on the sly in violation of these circulars most outrageously and shamelessly. The sum of over Rs. 11, 928 ,000.00 collected by these two individuals were deposited into the account of the Ananda College old boys association.
The ministry that conducted an investigation following a complaint made to it , gave instructions to close the old boys’ account and transfer the funds to the school development account after it was confirmed that the action of the principal and deputy principal are unlawful . However until now this has not been done and no action taken, and the funds have been siphoned off towards other illegal activities.
The ministry has only approved a collection of Rs. 6950.00 annually. Yet the principal of Ananda College is still collecting more than this amount without ministry approval. Those collections are : Rs. 1500.00 to Rs. 3000.00 for class meetings ; Rs. 1500.00 for painting the classes; and for a recent musical party ‘Ananda Gee Ranga’ sums of Rs. 2000.00 to Rs. 3000.00 were collected , as well as additional sums for food and beverages. The students were also to sell ticket books with tickets priced at Rs. 1500.00 and Rs. 2000.00 in respect of this musical event. Moreover, while there exists a large College Hall , a further sum as large as Rs. 500,000.00 was spent , for another Hall.
The parents of students of Ananda college are furiously but justifiably questioning , what is the logic or law applied to interdict a principal who collected Rs. 3.6 million illegally , while another principal who has collected much more than that illegally –Rs. eleven million nine hundred thousand !( 11,900,000.00 ) is still scot free and in service ?
In the photographs below are the principal Kithsiri Liyanagama and deputy principal Francis Welage of Ananda College illegally collecting monies running into a colossal amount of Rs. 11, 928, 000.00 ( please magnify to view)
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This Government is supporting to the robbers to earn money. There should be some culprit in the government who is getting a part of this illegal money. Chief robber of the last government with his entire family earn trillions while doing something to the country.
-- by Namal Coorey on 2016-01-13
