Govt.'s decision on SAITM a fraud - MFSAC convener

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While rejecting the direction issued by the Vice Chancellors of State Universities for all medical students to engage in their academic work with immediate effect, the Medical Faculty Students' Action Committee (MFSAC) today said that the university students belonging to eight medical faculties have decided to continue boycotting lectures in protest of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine despite the latest stand taken by the government regarding it.

MFSAC Convener Ryan Jayalath told the Daily Mirror that the government’s decision to abolish the SAITM and convert it into a not for profit institution coming under the University Grants Commission (UGC) was a fraud done by the government to cheat on the people.

“Through this decision, the ownership of the SAITM will be the only thing that would change. The ownership of it will be handed over to some other party. But the deceitful procedure of the SAITM will be continuing even in the future. The main issue here is the privatization of free education,” he added.

He said that no solution had been granted for the issues which had been created through the privatization of free education, by this decision. He also said that the main reason behind the government’s attempt to change the name of the SAITM was that it had already been rejected from the medical councils in Britain, Australia and Maldives.

He said that university students attached to all medical faculties in the country would continue boycotting lectures uninterruptedly for the tenth month.

However, the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) said in a statement that this series of proposals could be accepted as a positive and constructive series of proposals for the purpose of solving the issue arisen on the Medical Faculty of SAITM.

“Accordingly, since a positive situation has been created for all medical students of state universities to continue their education and clinical training, we, the Vice Chancellors, insist them to engage in their academic work with immediate effect,” it said. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)

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Comments - 13

sd Wednesday, 01 November 2017 10:20 PM

what a moron...imagine being treated by this man.. via DM Android App

Patient Thursday, 02 November 2017 08:01 AM

So, he is not a fraud?

Dalu Banda Thursday, 02 November 2017 12:21 AM

sick people waste others lives.Good that doctors separated from the sick.

Dee Thursday, 02 November 2017 12:32 AM

Gosh! From where is he?

Ram Thursday, 02 November 2017 01:58 AM

Rayan's bosses' the GMOA has accepted the solution. What does this foolish man know. Does he want to govern Sri Lanka. He is not fit to be a medical professional for his "Madavi" activities and his studentship must be discontinued. The authorities must bring in laws to discipline Uni students and who act without any respect to the laws of to be discontinued.

Mahila Thursday, 02 November 2017 04:51 AM

Sure agreed, the decision will make more competition for private practice in the future consultants.

Mahila Thursday, 02 November 2017 05:09 AM

So, you can start paying for your medical education from today, if you think FREE Education has been privatised. Tax payers will be happy. SAITM is not for Z score and District level quota basis enrolment, which is the system you enjoy now. This is for District Quota non-eligible category of students.In a Democracy the system should cater diverse categories. "One Size does not fit all". The country will save FOREX in outflow. Similarly, in a socialist environment as experienced in the 1970's, all of us ate Manioc, Kurrakkan Pittu and Bread, instead of RICE.

Don Thursday, 02 November 2017 08:07 AM

MFSAC is a Student wing of JVP like IUSF. These boys are fools.They are asking for a pound of flesh. SAITM was started by Mahinda, you should have asked for it that time. What about KDU? It is the worst Medical faculty in the world.

chinta Thursday, 02 November 2017 08:12 AM

If the GMOA satisfied,chancellors are pleased,that is enough for students to resume their studies, this union and other political party convener may not able to make happy by any kind of solutions,strengthen the private sector is policy of the government, but even though , it has gone long way through , how much the government is genuine can check by a committee with all stake holders sitting,If students follow this guys they just direct nowhere.Be sensible , independent and end this for happier future

joshua Thursday, 02 November 2017 10:35 AM

Look at this face....real moron

Dhammika Thursday, 02 November 2017 10:51 AM

A STREET DOG BARKING !.

Dhammika Cooray Thursday, 02 November 2017 11:48 AM

One word can describe what you are saying- Idiotic. Rayan when you came to to the University You denied another student doing medicine. Please go back to classes and finish your studies . That is the best you can do to yourself,country and for your parents.

pali Sunday, 05 November 2017 02:38 PM

Its high time for medical students to keep away form these guys,their target is doing union activities and politics,not medical studies,they want to be in the limelight always, students who studying , medicine better move away from them now,they won't let start and continue your studies,they always do some silly thing when you about resume studies, this time its sillier, they are pushing parents,to fast, unto death,

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