Colombo Royal College Principal Upali Gunasekera has been transferred to the Education Ministry with immediate effect, informed sources said yesterday.

Mr. Gunasekera, who was the Principal of the Royal College since 2003, has been transferred pending an investigation, they said.

Meanwhile, Thurstan College Principal B.A. Abeyratne is tipped to be appointed as the new Principal of Royal College, they said. Earlier, Mr. Abeyratne was the Ananda College Principal and later transferred to the Education Ministry before taking up duties as the Principal of Thurstan College.