Teachers in Neduntheevu have been forced to pay thousands of rupees for festivities thrown during Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to the region earlier this week, reports Colombo Telegraph.
Rajapaksa had visited the Neduntheevu Maha Vidyalaya on the 14 October, where he opened the “Mahindodaya laboratory” at the school.
Teachers at the school have been ordered to pay Rs. 7000 each by the school administration, for the festivities thrown during Rajapaksa's visit.
The events thrown cost Rs. 108,000 over the Rs. 200,000 budget, said Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin.
Female teachers in Jaffna were earlier forced to wear and pay for sarees in Rajapaksa's party colours, as he toured the North earlier this week.
See our earlier post:
Female teachers in Jaffna forced to pay for and wear Rajapaksa's party colours (11 October 2014)
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