Cultural anthropologist wants apology from ministry

He said the ministry discriminated against several organisations including The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, International Day of Yoga Committee, Caroni Hindu Mandir and The UWI’s Film Programme Department.

“The omission of 11 major Indo-Trinidadian cultural events is a damning exposé of the narrow conscienceness of the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts.

The revelation opens a can of worms about the practices and policies of the ministry.

The disclosure in the calendar raises a number of critical questions.

For example, is there ethnic equity in the top hierarchy of the ministry’s staff,” he said.

He said the failure to recognise these events is also an indication the ministry is not likely to provide funding to the organisations.