In the press meet held by St. Aloysius College institution Today said The Sudden decision on renaming the Light house hill road which is also called as At. Aloysius College Road as Mulky Sunder Ram Shetty on Tuesday Setember 22.
Rector of St. Aloysius Institution Fr. Melwin Pinto addressing the Media said: "We were shell shocked to receive the news report of the renaming of the disputed Road from Hampankatta through Light House till Ambedkar Circle as Mulky Sundarama Shetty Road. In 1976 the road was named as 'St. Aloysius College road' by the Mangalore Municipality under the Presidentship of Late Sri Blasius D'souza"
"In 2017 Aloysius College Management was successful in bringing stay order on the order of State government on renaming the road on 24-05-2017. Against this stay Order Vijaya Bank Employees Association had filed a Writ Appeal which was turned down by the Government."
"We would also like to bring to your kind notice that we were always willing for negotiations and dialogue. We feel a malicious design by the strong and the influential who claim to believe in equality of rights and opportunities. This clandestine and undemocratic decision and the overnight preparation for the inauguration of the said Road have deeply pained us.""It is a very sad thing to see that at a time of great uncertainties and anxieties regarding the pandemic, a sudden and silent decision circumventing the legal procedures would definitely mean there are unseen hands that would create disharmony in the society. The time of the pandemic was an opportunity for reconciliation and a time to demonstrate solidarity among people. This unexpected ruling proves that the pandemic has been utilized to settle the dispute unceremoniously. In addition it also is a scheme to divert public attention from the real issues and concerns posed by the pandemic."
"St Aloysius College is a 140 year old institution which has formed thousands of men and women of great eminence. Sri T MA Pai, George Fernandes, present Attorney General of India, K Venugopal, Sri Vinaya Hegde, Justice Santhosh Hegde, Mr K V Kamath and many other prominent alumni have excelled in their fields and have grown to international eminence. The institution which forms these eminent personalities and serving the cause of education for 140 long years cannot be overlooked in in individual Moreover, Vijaya Bank Workers' Organization, which has been pursuing which has been using the reaming process, may not enjoy any locus standi as the bank is already merged with Bank of Baroda"
"If you look around, we observe a clear pattern in the scheme of things that are happening in the city of Mangaluru which is known for peace and harmony for centuries. Hence we strongly feel that the truth regarding the issue concerned has to be brought to light and the people of Mangaluru have a right to know the truth behind this manner of isolating the parties concerned from the due processes of arriving at amicable settlements of disputes among people. This may be the harbinger of several such undemocratic and unilateral decisions in the future too. We request the government and civic authorities to take a serious note of this incident that has disturbed us and questioned the fundamental understanding of justice and democratic values and reconsider the decision and ensure that due justice is meted out to our cause"
Dr. Alwyn D'sa Controller of examinations/ Registrar in Charge, Dr. Denis Fernandes Principal In Charge, Mr. Gavin Abner Pinto, Student's Council President, Dr. Richard Gonsalves, Dr. Loveena Lobo, Dr. Norbert Lobo, Dr. John E. D'Silva- Directors of Various Block of the College, N.G. Mohan, Santhosh Kumar Kadri SACAA, Alumni, office-bearers of Students Council and others were present.