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The latest attempt to undermine the PPP
Dear Editor,
In his letter published on April 4, 2018, Lalman Ramsundar, seeks to respond to Albert Allen’s letter and he criticizes Albert Allen for a “convoluted letter that attacks the capability of the PPP” to win the 2020 General and Regional Elections. Yet, Lalman Ramsundar, in a contorted argument is clearly seeking to diminish the likelihood of a PPP victory come 2020 by sowing confusion and lies.
Like many PNC apologists before, he conveys the impression of discord within the PPP, and, like even sections of the APNU/AFC controlled media, Bharrat Jagdeo has been made the ‘fall guy’.
Lalman Ramsundar ignores the PPP’s decades of democratic practice, as well as recent public assertions by both the General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo and the PPP that the Central Committee will decide on the next presidential candidate.
In response to the many public comments in the media by members and supporters of the APNU/AFC Coalition Government that there are serious fissures in the governing body, Lalman Ramsundar tries to divert attention by pitting two leaders, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and Dr. Frank Anthony, against each other.
He tries to weave a web of deception and lies, but the facts illustrate how vacuous and desperate his objectives are. Lalman Ramsundar claims that Frank Anthony secured 98 votes fewer than Bharrat Jagdeo at the PPP 2016 Congress because of interference. In fact, Gail Teixeira, whom he attacked, gained the third highest votes at the same Congress. If this was the result, I wonder if he went up against Bharrat Jagdeo in a one-on-one vote, what would have been the result.
To further bolster his argument, Lalman Ramsundar, claims that Frank Anthony should have been the General Secretary of the PPP. However, Frank Anthony lost the bid for the General Secretary position by a significant number.
He even trailed behind SEVEN other party leaders when the vote was taken on the composition of the PPP’s Executive Committee. He came in behind Anil Nandlall, Clement Rohee, Roger Luncheon, Gail Teixeira, Zulfikar Mustapha and Donald Ramotar. Clearly, the evidence decimates these spurious claims.
The hyprocrisy of Lalman Ramsundar is exposed when he claims that all this is done in the interest of ‘defending’ the PPP’s ability to secure a 2020 victory.
Editor, I am sure that no leader in the PPP would support the contentions expressed by Lalman Ramsundar, or be associated with any attempt to divide the PPP. Why? The reason is simple. No leader of any Party would support attempts to sow discord in the Party leadership, for his/her own gain. The result would be a divided Party, weakened to win elections in 2020. Is that what Ramsundar is really aiming at?
In light of this, Ramsundar’s objectives, like the PNC and other detractors before him, want a divided PPP and the continuation of the PNC-controlled APNU/AFC Coalition in Government after 2020.
The PPP will never allow this nor will the voters.
Yours sincerely,
Baldeo Mathura
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