New party with Panday as leader

THE EDITOR: Mr Panday must stay as there is no one presently to walk in his footsteps politically! Everyone seems to be missing the point when it comes to purging the UNC and getting rid of this one and that one. It is all hasty and bad-minded talk that we are hearing from people who want to void their displeasure of losing elections again. Although your analysis has merit, there are things that have to be looked at in another way and — carefully! There is no need for Panday to leave any time soon. There is no leadership void in the party if you look at it in-depth. The political mendicants and the less then mediocre people who surround him have to go as you rightly said. Get rid of them I say as soon as possible! I will even take this whole thing a step further.

A new party with Panday as leader! New blood to help restructuring a new movement — professional people, managers with “people-experience”, practical economists and support staff in all areas of transforming our country when that time comes is what is badly needed. Basdeo Panday can walk away from the UNC now and form this new party that I am talking about and he will get all the support throughout the country that he needs to eventually form the next government! That is the “real analysis”, Anand.

DR CHRIS MAHADEO
Port-of-Spain