A group of parents and former students of Embilipitiya Udagama Maha Vidyalaya staged a protest in front of the college. They were protesting against the sudden removal of the principal of Embilipitiya Udagama Maha Vidyalaya from her post and her assignment to the regional office without any reason or proper investigation.
The protesters claim that a National People’s Power member of the Embilipitiya Pradeshiya Sabha is currently serving at Embilipitiya Udagama Maha Vidyalaya and that this is a political handover.
The protesters claim that they have no problem with the transfer of principals and that such political handovers should not take place in the school.