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BK lashes out at Granger over rescinded appointment
Businessman, Brain Tiwarie, yesterday lashed out at President David Granger criticizing the Head-of-State’s
Businessman,
Brian Tiwarie
decision to rescind Tiwarie’s appointment as Ministerial Advisor on Business. Tiwarie said that the President acted recklessly and ought to rethink his actions.
Via a release, Tiwarie told the media that he was never appointed advisor to the Minister of Business but as Harmon’s personal advisor on business. He said that such an appointment should only be seen as legitimate especially since he was offering his advice to Harmon for free.
Tiwarie said, “Other Ministers, including the Prime Minister,” have made several such appointments.
Admitting that the public has been hurt by revelations of Harmon’s actions, Tiwarie said, “And relating to (Nagamootoo’s appointments) there is an absence of a sustained campaign and public outcry.”
Tiwarie ventured to advise the President to, in the interest of fairness, revoke all other related appointments. He said that Granger “acted impulsively” in revoking his appointment at a time when his appointee (Harmon) was out of the country.
He added, “It may well be that in quieter time the President may have an opportunity to reflect upon the propriety of impulsive decision making.”
The short-lived Ministerial Advisor said in the statement that his relationship with Minister Harmon predates APNU, Guyana Elections and Harmon’s appointment as Minister.
He added, “The truth of the matter is that a political struggle is underway between various elements in high places and the Tiwarie so called appointment is being used by many to achieve their objectives.”
Tiwarie also admitted that he flew to China on the same private jet as Harmon did. He found “absolutely nothing wrong with this.”
Tiwarie boasted that Harmon is “rightfully perceived as quiet, powerful and influential even more than the
Embattled Minister Joseph Harmon
now famous Dr. Luncheon and this has provoked the struggle for power, for influence, for turf.”
He claims that publication of the fact that Harmon appointed him “no doubt forms part of a personal vendetta” of Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall, against him.
The man went further as to say that there is also a campaign against Minister Harmon and that this campaign had “evolved to the extent that it drags BK and its Managing Director through the mud.”
Tiwarie thinks that both Kaieteur News and the Guyana Chronicle have practiced gutter journalism in publishing what went on between him and Harmon.
The statement said that BK International will continue to support the Government as it has recently done in relation to the Durban Park development.
“While the subject of corruption continues to be on the front burner of discussions nationally, BK International continues to be a firm supporter of any effort to counter and or stamp out corrupt practices which have in the past adversely affected our operations and threatened our very existence. If there is evidence of our involvement otherwise, we charge that it be provided openly and publicly and honestly.”
And in a terse response to Tiwarie’s comments, President Granger is quoted in another section of the media last evening, “I won’t respond to Mr. Tiwarie. Mr. Tiwarie does not determine my policy. I’ll just leave it at that. I am not going to respond to Mr. Tiwarie”.
Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall was not amused by Mr Tiwarie’s comments of a personal vendetta. He said that Tiwarie is his cousin. Tiwarie has nothing that he wants, he said.
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