‘Harassment of GMOA’: Malabe PMC denies its involvement

October 2, 2011, 10:07 pm

Responding to the alleged harassment faced by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) official working against the private medical college at Malabe, the South Asian Institute of Technology Management which runs the college said that they have no connection to the reported activities.

Speaking to the media, the Director of SAITM’s medical faculty, Dr. Sameera Senaratne said, "We have no connection whatsoever to the harassment faced by the GMOA officials. Our Chairman Dr. Neville Fernando being a principled person never even encourages such activities by our part".

Dr. Senaratne said that the GMOA is trying to draw the connection to tarnish the positive progress achieved so far by the Private Medical Faculty.

"GMOA has been spreading rumors and false reports on our standards, but up to date no official from the GMOA stepped in to SAITM to look into the standards despite there being an open in invitation on our side", he added.

The GMOA also claimed that the Health Ministry commission investigating SAITM has ordered the private medical faculty to stop enrolling students until the commission report is submitted in two months time.

Denying the reports Dr. Senaratne said order is unheard of.

"We have not been officially informed of any such order. Besides we have completed enrolling students for the new academic year and we will not be taking in any new batch until next year", he said.