(Lanka-e-News -13.Jan.2016, 9.00PM) Following the transfer of the corrupt crooked principal Upali Gunasekera of Royal College Colombo by the education minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam over the principal’s surreptitious activity of illegally conducting a class comprising 40 students after collecting fees on the sly , it is reported a powerful pro corruption group including the monk Theeniyawala Palitha Thera of the government of good governance are exerting intense pressures on the president , prime minister and minister against the action taken, based on reports reaching Lanka e news. As it has been the case often in the past , when actions are taken in the best interests of the country , this monk in robe instead of maintaining his religious dignity and giving due respect to his saffron robe has once again in the present instance too stooped to the level of a despicable ‘ broker’ to champion the cause of a corrupt principal.
It is significant to note that each time the government of good governance took measures to eradicate corruption and corrupt scoundrels , this monk the ‘ broker’ who does not know true Buddhist values and virtues had been playing a key role to resist the actions of the good governance government taken to stamp out corruption and vice in the country.This monk had spoken to the Prime minister (P.M. ) over the phone and said , ‘this principal is a vice president of my trustee board , and therefore to cancel his transfer.’ The P.M. has in his reply explained , that a principal can serve in a school for a maximum period of ten years , and already this principal has served more than 13 years in this school ,and hence there is absolutely nothing wrong in this transfer.
It is a well and widely known fact that Theeniyawala Palitha’s favorite occupation while being a monk in saffron robe is to get children admitted to super grade schools using his political influence and collect under the counter bribes from parents too. In the circumstances , the more there are corrupt principals in schools the merrier for him. Hence , when the government and the education ministry are taking appropriate action against the corrupt and the crooked principals , the monk who knows his bread and butter is where corruption and bribery are burgeoning is naturally hurt and stung, national interests notwithstanding. He is now like a cat on hot bricks running amok . He is even ready to sacrifice his life not for religion despite wearing the robes but to rescue the corrupt and the criminal principal.
Might we recall Lanka e news reported earlier on how this same monk moved heaven and earth to save another notorious corrupt individual – Lalith Weeratunge the ex secretary to former president Mahinda Rajapakse, to avert Weeratunge’s arrest.
He brought pressure to bear on the judge Kusala Sarojini. Lanka e news revealed the sordid details in its report. Later on , the same monk in saffron robe claimed like in the present racket , that she was his ‘devoted follower.’
It has become the favorite habit and hobby of Theeniyawala Pailtha to appear on behalf of every corrupt rascal , and claim they are his ‘devoted followers’ in order to rescue them.Like Gnannasara whose name is synonymous with hooliganism and violence , Theeniyawala too wearing the sacred saffron robe is using his so called religious character to indulge in irreligious activities to the detriment of the country and the nation as a whole. It is best if the patriotic pro good governance masses are enlightened on this dangerous trend.
Meanwhile the corrupt prinicipal Uapli Gunasekera using his evil powers is getting a petition signed today through his teachers against his transfer, and those who are refusing to sign are being threatened . He has warned that he will somehow come back as prinicipal of Royal College , and those who don’t sign will be avenged, it is learnt. The teachers have lodged a complaint with the leaders of the teachers unions , but until the time of publication of this report , these leaders whose mouths are always loaded with ‘foul’ buriyani have not taken any action.
In 2012 , an investigation was conducted against this crooked prinicipal based on complaints received . However this investigation was sent underground when the grandson of the investgating officer was given a berth in the school. The teachers who gave evidence against this corrupt priincipal were chased out finally, including the deputy principal.
There are also corrupt high rung officials who aid and abet this prinicipal in the education ministry. Believe it or not , he and his accomplices around were so powerful that they got together and even suppressed the complaint then at the commission inquiring into allegations of bribery and corruption against him that exposed the secret account maintained by him at the Bank of Ceylon Torrington branch.
This culprit and his group have exerted pressures on the editors of the media against the publication of any news regarding this illegal and corrupt activity of his , so much so that no media had reported on this today.
Following Lanka e news revealing this episode in its report , a number of threats were received and intense pressures were brought to bear on us to withdraw this report , using various modes including phone calls taken to our London office throughout the day. Based on these dire threats and pressures , it can be imagined what amount of pressures would have been brought to bear by the pro corruption groups on the minister who effected the transfer and the P.M. in Colombo. It is fortunate they are clean , and therefore cannot be made prey to bribes and corruption. It is learnt that presuure has been applied even on cabinet ministers , businessmen and even Supreme court judges to move in this matter to rescue this corrupt principal.
Irrespective of the pressures and threats , the final report is , after casting away all those requests and orders made by those pro corruption accomplices of this corrupt criminal principal , the letter transferring the latter has by now been signed and sent to him.
It is worthy of note ,the offence committed by this scoundrel of a principal who secretly conducted the class of 40 students collecting monies under the counter without the knowledge of the ministry is one that merits interdiction, and criminal investigation , and not just a transfer. For the crimes this scoundrel committed during the last over ten years , the place he deserves is behind bars , and not another school, for while being a principal of a leading school he had set a most disgraceful example to the students meaning that he should therefore be meted out deterrent punishment that would daunt other principals from indulging in such corrupt and criminal activities.
It is absolutely doubtless the masses for good governance will salute the minister of education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam and P.M. Ranil Wickremesinghe for taking this bold and brave action defying and debunking the mafia operations of corrupt prinicipals in this country , when many were frightened to break this powerful mafia, let alone probe into it.
It is hoped this will mark the beginning of the end of corruption among prinicipals in schools , and put an end to the clergy getting involved in aiding and abetting these corrupt scoundrels .Let us remind ourselves that Lord Buddha the noble being did not introduce the simple sacred robe to the monks not for them to desecrate it by removing it literally or metaphorically, simply at the first opportunity , and amply stand nude in public.
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