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Did Jagdeo invite himself to FIA parade in Manhattan?
Dear Editor,
In mid July one of President Jagdeo’s staff sent an email to the Federation of Indian Americans (FIA), asking that Jagdeo be invited to the FIA parade which will be held on August 21 in Manhattan. Jagdeo also asked to be part of the ringing of the bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 22. He requested too to attend a dinner for the Prime Minister of India. The parade is expected to attract 250,000 people or one third of Guyana’s local population.
Jagdeo’s handpicked PPP’s presidential candidate Donald Ramotar will of course accompany him.
That Jagdeo wanted so badly to be part of the FIA events must be seen as an election ploy to shore up his, and Ramotar’s failing election campaign. Specifically, Jagdeo and Ramotar would use the parade to appeal to the Indian Guyanese voters who have so far shunned PPP bottom house and public meetings. Much electoral propaganda then will be made of Jagdeo and Ramotar’s participation in the FIA activities.
Ironically, whilst Jagdeo seeks to exploit the FIA events, the Indian Guyanese continue to flee Guyana 19 years after PPP rule. In fact I wonder how Jagdeo felt when he met Indian Guyanese in tiny St Kitts doing menial jobs rather than live under his regime. How did he feel when he met Indian Guyanese in Barbados, some of whom prefer to live in sheds rather than live under his government. It is time that Indian Guyanese get rid of the Jagdeo/Ramotar racism that has kept them in fear of other Guyanese. One sure way to defeat racism is to vote for APNU.
A Partnership for National Unity, APNU, led by David Granger and Rupert Roopnarine, will form a government of national unity in which all Guyanese will be represented. Not only will APNU invite the AFC presidential candidate Khemraj Ramjattan, but also the honest and pro worker members of the PPP such as Moses Nagamootoo , Navin Chanderpaul, and Komal Chand into an APNU government spearheaded by President David Granger.
Malcolm Harripaul
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