Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has directed the Higher Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to investigate allegations against the Dean of the Faculty of Health Care Sciences (Medical Faculty) at Eastern University and report back within three months.
The allegations were discussed at a recent COPE meeting on Eastern University. They reportedly include claims that Dean of Faculty of Health Care Sciences (Medical Faculty) Professor Thillainathan Sathaananthan did not initially meet the required academic qualifications for the post. The committee also raised concerns about the university’s response to requests from the UGC, which reportedly went unanswered.
COPE Chairperson said the university’s autonomy may have been misused and that the dean’s conduct when allegations were raised had caused serious concern. The discussion also referred to the alleged involvement of former minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, known as Karuna Amman.
COPE instructed the Higher Education Ministry Secretary, the UGC Chairperson and the Eastern University Vice-Chancellor to complete the inquiries, take appropriate action and submit a report within three months.
Watchh Cope Video : https://www.parliament.lk/en/parliament-live/committee-on-demand/video/547
About The Author
