Indian versus Indian

Indian businesman says another Indian fanning controversey

AN Indian doctor yesterday claimed that another Indian national is fanning the controversy that the Davao Medical Education Management Services (DMEMS) is cur- rently facing.

However, Dr. David K. Pillai, president of Transworld Education Academy, refused to name the Indian national.

The Transworld Education Academy is said to be the principal Indian

associate of Davao Medical School Foundation, Philippines (DMSF).

It is responsible for bringing Indian students to study medical courses in the Philippines.

He claimed that the Indian national is “envious” with the booming service that the DMEMS offers to students here.

Pillai also said they will “not take revenge” against this persona and will just let the police authorities find justice for them.

“Let the investigation decide,” Pillai said during the Club 888 Forum held at the Marco Polo Hotel yesterday morning.

Meanwhile, Pillai said the Indian Embassy in the Philippines already called them and asked them about the ongoing clamor of the students.

He said they have explained everything to the embassy.

“The embassy said they will wait for the result of the investigation,” Pillai said.

He also said that he has been receiving calls from the parents of the Indian students.

“I have received a lot of calls. I have received a thousand calls from them asking about the update and security of the students here,” he said.

“They are all alarmed. They are alarmed by this wrong information that was brought to the media. We hope to correct this,” he added.

On Monday evening, Dr. Ashin Mohan, the landlord of the DMEMS, faced the media and denied all the allegations of extortion and harassment.

He also said he has been receiving “threatening calls” since the complaint against him was lodged with the city government of Davao.

He said he was not able to attend the meeting set by City Administrator Melchor Quitain because of the threats he has been getting.

Mohan said he went to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) office to deny the allegations of harassment and extortion.

He said the fees imposed in the hostels are “part of the discipline” he wants to instill in students.

“It’s not that we are making money here, but this is all about discipline and safeguarding the students,” he said.

Pillai also said the fees are set “only to scare the students”.

The fees were imposed to warn students “not to do bad things while in Davao City,” Mohan said.

“There was no actual collection of fees. No one has ever paid for violating rules. We only require them to write us an explanation letter for going home late, drunk, etc,” he said.

Mohan said the P10,000 collected from each student every month covers buffet Indian food, accommodation, air conditioning, unlimited internet access, study rooms, unlimited electricity and water, fully-furnished rooms, transportation buses, 24hour security, CCTV, and maintenance. ANC