The Maha Sabha needs to be placed on a sound footing

Aug 05, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
Over the past weeks I have read several letters published in the press, highlighting the situation at the Maha Sabha. Many of these letters called for the government to investigate the state of affairs of the said organization with the hope of bringing the organization back to its functionality. Mr. Editor, I support these calls since at the moment few organizations exist within Guyana that can adequately represent the Hindus and hence with the Government taking control of this public organization, Hindus, like me can be rest assured that they will be represented.
Many might argue that there are other Hindu religious and cultural organizations that can fill this role; however, the Maha Sabha being the first and oldest Hindu organization in Guyana should take up this role. Should this organization come under the umbrella of the Government, the problems facing the organization such as the lack of an intellectually strong and charismatic priestly personnel, inefficiency and many more as highlighted in the press lately, would all be a thing of the past.
Mr. Editor an organization like the Maha Sabha should be one that stands out and lead the Hindus of the country, instead the group that has been placed in charge of its affairs seems to have lost their way and their major blunder seems to be the hiring of an ill prepared priest. Mr. Editor, the priest of any religious institution, be it Christian, Hindu or Muslim, is the very breath of that organization.
It is the priest that embodies the temple, mosque or church and from my point of view, I think the Maha Sabha is lacking tremendously here. Not long ago too, it was brought to my attention that a certain priest employed at the Maha Sabha is not even a well versed Hindu priest but some kind of spritualist that part take in rituals not associated with Hinduism. I don’t know if this is true, because I haven’t the chance to investigate such, but if it is, then the Maha Sabha definitely needs to do something about it. Mr. Editor, it is no wonder that the number of Hindus in this country continues to dwindle year after year.
Finally Mr. Editor, I would like to join with my fellow Hindus, those that actually care for the future of Hinduism in Guyana to appeal to the current administration to take over the reins of the Maha Sabha and thus save one of Guyana’s most senior religious organization. It would be very unbecoming of the government of the day to allow these calls to fall on deaf ears and allow the Hindus of this country to sail like Jack Sparrow at high sea.
Veena Devi Mukhram, LLB

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