Latest update June 16th, 2026 12:40 AM
Your votes could help Terry Gajraj win T&T Chutney monarchy
With the winner of the mega prize in Trinidad’s Chutney competition dependent on online votes and texting, Guyana’s Terry Gajraj could pull an upset at this year’s competition and he is promising to donate the prize package of over G$60 million to charity if he wins.
Gajraj flew into Guyana yesterday to whip up local support and to sensitise Guyanese how they can vote for him.
There will be no judging of the show tonight at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Gajraj is due to perform first at the event and it is left completely up to fans to vote for their winner. With 14 Trinidadians in the competition, the votes would be split, but with only one Guyanese, that is Terry Gajraj, the votes can very well go his way.
All Guyanese at home need to do is go online to www.simplyvote.net/csm and vote for Terry Gajraj. Guyanese in Guyana are not allowed to vote by text, but those in Trinidad and the diaspora can by texting the words TGA to 7762.
Voting begins at 19:00 h and last for seven hours. At the end, the winner will receive the TT42 million cheque from Prime Minister Kamla-Persad Bissessar.
Gajraj is in the competition with a Bollywood-styled tale of love called “Sumatee.”
Competing with Terry Gajraj are Ravi B, Adesh Samaroo, Hitman, Rick Ramoutar, Lalchan Babwah, The Hunter, Drupatee Ramgoonai, Veeshal Persad, Vashanle Artle Butkoon, Rikki Jai, Sally Sagram, Anil Bheem, O’neil Bhajman, Kenneth Sallick and Michael “Soca Elvis” Salloum.
Gajraj started singing as a little boy at the Fyrish Road Mandir where his Aja (Grandfather) was the Pandit.
Terry’s Dad & Uncles (cha-cha) taught him to play various instruments such as the Dholak, Dantal, Harmonium, Keyboard & Guitar. He is affectionately called the “Guyana Baboo” after his biggest hit in 1992 that brought him international acclaim.
Gagjraj admits it would be tough to beat Trinidadians in Trinidad, but he is prepared for the fight. For him, it is about giving Guyana a space on the international chutney stage and he intends to give it his best shot.
“Sumatee” is a hilarious tale of two lovers. As it goes in the Bollywood scripts, the girl’s parents disagree and the couple battles the odds to be together. “I didn’t want to do a rum song or a song that is vulgar,” Gajraj told us from his New York home.
“I wanted to do a song that the children and their parents and grandparents can also listen to and watch on video and feel comfortable and have a good time.”
Gajraj said he was surprised at the support he has received in Trinidad, and he believes that’s because the song is “nice and clean” and steps away from the monotonous rum themes.
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