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Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan Replies
Dear Editor,
Thank you for sharing your opinion on the matter of Deepavali by letter dated 20th October, 2015.
I wholly share your opinion that the political types should not get involved in religious matters.
Just to remind you, however, that Dr. Vindya Persaud, a politican pure and simple and not a Pandit nor Swami, was instructing the country to celebrate Deepavali on 11th November, 2015 against the wishes of Pandits and Swamis.
The Pandits and Swamis of this country, totaling some ninety (90) whose signatures I have and who have rationalized and justified why it should be 10th November, 2015, asked me – the Minister with powers under the law – to correct the mistake made by politician Dr Vindya Persaud. In accordance with my religious principles and my legal duty, I did exactly that.
The Swamis and Pandits who suggested the 10th November, 2015 represent other Sabhas including the Maha Sabha, the Viraat Sabha, the Vedic Sabha amongst others and it would be oppressively discriminatory to leave the decision to just one Sabha, the Dharmic Sabha.I had cause to hear their opposing arguments, and I gave a reasoned decision before coming to my opinion. I attach same here for your cogitation.
Hope you respect my humble opinion on this dispute, and what led me to walk with the Pandits and Swamis of this country.
Khemraj Ramjattan
Vice-President and Minister of Public Security
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