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Time for President Granger’s to intervene in this Diwali row

Oct 23, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
For more than a week now, Guyana and especially the Hindu community have been assailed by the tug-of-war that is ongoing over the Diwali date. One group, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, is insisting on November 11th being the date for Diwali.
Another group- the Viraat Sabha, backed by the Pandits’s Council and Gandhi Youth Organization, says it is November 10th.This is a major embarrassment that has taken a life of its own in the public. For 40-odd years, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, has been setting the date. The Hindus are now watching in disbelief as tempers flare and the Minister of National Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, saying that the date is November 10th.
Mr. Editor, Hindus are now observing an annual tradition of fast…an auspicious time in which we ponder on our existence. It is not good what is playing out now.
I am calling on President David Granger to get involved, in bringing the Hindu groups to the table urgently so that a resolution can be reached.
It is a time for unity and we cannot afford to waste any more time. It is not a time for politics but a time for our leaders to step up to the plate.
Frustrated Hindus

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