Really selfish act by Kamla

THE EDITOR: About two weeks ago, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said, “To the detractors, put your selfishness aside and come back and help us to push forward the next generation of UNC leaders.”

In the same breath she also said she had “purged” the party of people who believe in “class, caste, family dynasty, discrimination and segregation.”

So who is she calling back to help? The same people she purged?

Attending the UNC Monday Night Report at Fyzabad and looking at the half-empty hall reminiscent of Basdeo Panday's final days and hearing Dr Roodal Moonilal say he is seeing a “sea of red” may not be a Freudian slip, but prophetic.

I believe the Opposition Leader is also seeing a sea of red, hence bringing the UNC leadership election forward by one year.

If Persad-Bissessar had any confidence in winning the 2023 local government election she wouldn’t have brought forward the internal election date.

What Persad-Bissessar has done is avoid any leadership election before the 2025 general election. So, should she lead the UNC to another defeat in the local government election there wouldn’t be an opportunity for the next generation of UNC leaders to take the party into the 2025 election and that is the highest form of selfishness.

ANDY HALL

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