The news of your sudden departure brought me mixed feelings. I was surprised but somewhat relieved. Surprised because I was under the impression that you will continue until the day of retirement. Who leaves RC willingly? Relieved because now we will have to deal with one less Spineless, Myopic, Lethargic and Indifferent Bureaucrats at RC. Scoreless Parents have told me how you never took the simplest decision. You wasted their time for days and weeks. But then I agree it’s hardly your fault. There are Men who by birth are incapable of making decisions. The problem is actually with the hierarchy at the Ministry, for selecting timid followers to key positions where decisions must be taken every few minutes.
Do you recall when we first connected with each other? I had made a request to Principal Abeyrathne , under the RTI Act, for Hostel accounts and it was very clear both the School and the Ministry were not overly eager to share it with me. In the meantime Mr Abeyrathne was transferred out and Mr Sanath Jayalath took over. Instead of facilitating, Mr Jayalath was even more determined not to share them with me. And the case was proceeding briskly. For anyone sensible, it wasn’t difficult to see that the end was approaching fast and the RC and the Ministry would be on the dock soon.
It was then that I called you to explain that I am still willing to withdraw the case if Mr. Jayalath agrees to share the Accounts and assure me that in future, RCH accounts will be made available for anyone who was interested. I also explained to you that I am not an Enemy of RC and all these are done to make RC clean and Transparent. You promised to brief Mr. Jayalath. Apparently you had forgotten to do so resulting both Mr Jayalath and Secretary Ranasinghe having to get on to the Accused dock before the Colombo Chief Magistrate –not once or twice-but on four occasions! It was a pathetic sight where a Principal of RC and the Secretary Education were on a dock normally occupied by Drug Addicts, Prostitutes and Murderers! It was then I realized what an irresponsible Deputy you were, because you didn’t care a tuppence as long as you were not the one to appear in the Courts! If Mr Jayalath had been a little more wary about his Deputies, he would have avoided much embarrassment and his superior’s wrath!
We are going to miss you dearly at the RTIC hearings where you, as the Principal’s representative, sat through at each hearing with a stony face whilst the Lawyers representing the Principal kept on lying as they kept getting entangled in their own lies. We didn’t have to bury them because they kept digging their own grave. Pity you will be far away when the Burial will soon be announced!
So, we say Good Bye with much relief! We hope you will end up at a place where your indifference and lethargy cannot do much harm.
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