Royal College fund raiser or fund plunder..? Concerned Old Royalist makes shocking revelations.!

(Lanka-e-News -07.Sep.2016, 11.55PM) Hereunder is a text of a  letter addressed to the Hon. Minister of education with copies to his secretary, and Lanka e news  by a concerned  Old Royalist and  parent exposing the outrageous corruption, bribes and frauds that raged under the name ‘Saga,’ a musical event  held at Royal College , Colombo .  

The Principal
Royal College
Colombo 07.
Dear Sir,

ROYAL COLLEGE “ SAGA ” MISHAPS

I would like to notice few points about the Royal College SAGA musical as a Royalist and a parent. I think you are aware that saga is the main fund raiser for the Royal College School Development Society so far and this was the main income for some teachers too.  With the help of former principal Mr. Upali Gunasekara the Masters in Charge (MIC) of Oriental Music in Royal College and SDS officials convert SAGA as their annual fund raising event from the following ways;

Taking Commission from the Stage Setup Providers and Sound Providers. 

Masters in Charge do not let anyone to interfere into this because they are taking a huge commission out of these providers. No quotations are called and if someone try to introduce a well established professional for stage setup and sounds then the MIC’s opposed to them saying they did not work with them hence do not have any idea about their work. The real reason is far beyond that and MIC’s are always working with the same group because it is easy to get their CUT. You can compare the high “SAGA” prices and the market prices for these services.

Taking Bribes From The Parents By Letting Their Children To Participate In The “SAGA” Musical. 

This happens regularly and is a well known secret among the parents. Rumors are circulating that by giving bribes “ so and so ” participated, after each and every SAGA musical. As a royalist I know some parents are willing to do anything to insert their child into the “SAGA” orchestra. MIC’S are keeping some favoured regulars every year to run the show and “ favouration ” is the key factor for others selected. There are players who have completed even the Royal College education after Advanced Level and still playing in the SAGA. You can get so many examples for these situations. Students who have real talents are keeping in a side and they never get any chance at all if their parents are not willing to bribe the MIC’s. You will see the same faces for each & every “SAGA” event. This actually frustrates the students and some of them even give out music because of these unfairness.

Misuse of the Monies Collected

One of Royal College past Vice Principal who once told this writer that there are 22 different accounts running without auditing under different names for the School Development Society. This could be true when you observe the past SAGA souvenirs. The minimum advertising amount is Rs. 3000/= and if you count them you will be able to get a clear idea about the monies collected through the souvenir. This souvenir ad collecting is done by forcing the students by making it compulsory and is a headache to all students. As a Royalist I have a clear idea that we need money to run the college in this level but it is very sad that this money is misused by some MIC’s and SDS officials.

Unusual Behavior of the SDS Officials

During the “SAGA” period you will notice that some SDS officials are working full time at the college. If they do not have an income will they sacrifice their time like this? They should be able to earn more from the college other than their regular earning to sacrifices their time to the college like that. I know Royalists always want their flag fly high but these SDS officials behaviors are exaggerated.

Dear principal you are new to the college but I do not think you will not be fooled by the MIC’s ( Mr. Ashoka Pushpakumara & Mr. Lionel Bandara) and the SDS officials. So please keep your eyes open and do not let these crooks run the same show this year too. Do not let “SAGA” to be called as “ ගසා ” .

LONG LIVE ROYAL

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