Royal Institute Chairman’s Daughter Slamming Supreme Court – Audio Proof

APRIL 5, 2019

A group of alleged loyalists and close acolytes of the management of Royal Institute International School have commenced a media smear campaign to safeguard their Academic Director Dr. Nirodha Bandara, when she lashed out calling the three bench Supreme Court Judges as heartless, due to an order that was given by them to demolish their Nugegoda Branch School and also the cancelling of its business license.

Dr. Nirodha Bandara

Whilst addressing a group of teachers, parents and students at their Kohuwela, Nugegoda Branch at 92, Sunethra Devi Place last Saturday, Dr. Nirodha Bandara besides calling the Supreme Court Judges heartless not once, but on two occasions (listen to at audio 7 mins 38 seconds), vowed to exhaust all avenues legally and politically (listen audio 3 mins 58 seconds) and also instigated the members of the audience to go and scold the residents who filed a case against the school (listen to audio at 3 mins 34 seconds).

Colombo Telegraph in its publication yesterday under the caption “Royal Institute: Kamal Gunaratne Resigns – Owner’s Daughter Says Supreme Court Is Heartless & Vows to Use Political Influence” confirmed that it does have an audio recording of Dr. Nirodha Bandara speaking at the event.

Listen to the audio below:

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However despite stating that evidence to the facts published in the story is in Colombo Telegraph’s possession in the form of an audio recording (8 mins 17 seconds), it was not uploaded with the published story.

Meanwhile a group of individuals named Chathura Muthukumara, Miuranga Suriyapatabendi, Thushmi Sooriyaarachchi and Sarith Abeygunawardena using their Facebook profiles went on to smear the published Colombo Telegraph story with some saying they were physically present at the meeting and all claiming in unison that Dr. Nirodha Bandara had never made such statements as published.

Please see some of the comments posted below.

Chatura Muthukumarana: As alumni of Royal Institute who was present at yesterday’s meeting, I can assure you this did NOT happen. She was quite respectful toward the Supreme Court judges and their decision.

Chatura Muthukumarana: She said she respected the Supreme Court decision at yesterday’s meeting. Article is false.

Miuranga Suriyapatabendi: What a false article. I was there at the meeting and there was no mention of going against the sc and using political power

Thushmi Sooriyaarachchi: This is actually a false interpretation of what was actually discussed

Sarith Abeygunawardena: This article is inaccurate and fabricated. I was at this meeting and Dr. Nirodha said nothing of this sort. In fact, she affirmed to abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling.

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