Universities: Former Dons raise alarm

July 1, 2012, 8:58 pm ,the island

Forty leading professors and academics of Sri Lankan universities have expressed their grave concern over the deteriorating situation in the universities and reports of threats of violence against members of the academic community.

They have urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure the safety and security of all members of the FUTA in the wake of alleged threats directed at its head as well as his family.

Full statement appears on opinion page